Information structure in Isthmus Zapotec narrative and conversation /

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Author / Creator:Bueno Holle, Juan José.
Imprint:Berlin : Language Science Press, 2019.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Topics at the grammar-discourse interface ; 3
Topics at the Grammar-Discourse interface ; 3.
Subject:Zapotecan languages.
Structural linguistics.
Linguistics.
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics.
Structural linguistics.
Zapotecan languages.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12339345
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ISBN:9783961101290
3961101299
9783961101306
3961101302
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Knowledge Unlatched 104799 Language Science Press 2018 - 2020
English.
Summary:This book presents an in-depth description of information structure in Isthmus Zapotec, an Otomanguean language spoken by around 50,000 people in southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, and represents the first book-length treatment of information structure in a Mesoamerican language. Three main observations motivate the study: Strong documentation and a relatively large and active speaker community create a unique opportunity to document information structure in Isthmus Zapotec and to study the language as it is used by speakers in everyday life; As a tonal and verb-initial language, the examination of Isthmus Zapotec represents a chance to explore the possible combinations of tone, intonation, morphology and verb-initial syntax that may occur in the coding of information structure.
Other form:Print version: 9783961101306
Standard no.:10.5281/zenodo.2538324