An Archaic Pattern of Initial Change in Yurok
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3191771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Berman (Seattle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-231 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of American Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7071 • E-ISSN: 1545-7001 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/379685 |
| OpenAlex | W2021983533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this paper I examine comparative data on the applicative ‐b’e suffix and its related syntax (including antidative constructions) in Mayan languages in order to contribute to their reconstruction. I present evidence in favor of a Proto‐Mayan reconstruction of an applicative construction that optionally focused instruments, locatives, and addressees, and a Proto‐Central‐Mayan (Eastern and Western Mayan) reconstruction of the ‐b’e suffix. I discuss the possible sequence of events in the history of the applicative and related constructions from Proto‐Mayan to the descendant subgroups, including the Greater Tzeltalan subgroup, thought by most linguists and epigraphers to constitute the basis of the language represented in Classic Lowland Mayan hieroglyphic texts. I then hypothesize on possible scenarios that can be tested against the evidence from Classic Lowland Mayan texts
Comparative method · Descendant · Linguistics · Sequence (biology · Suffix · Syntax · Computer Science · Cultural and political discourse analysis · History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |