NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)1
Since 2007 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
American Indian Languages1
Contrastive Linguistics1
Foreign Countries1
Form Classes (Languages)1
Geographic Regions1
Language Classification1
Language Research1
Language Usage1
Linguistic Borrowing1
Morphemes1
Semantics1
Spanish1
More ▼
Source
Journal of Language and…1
Author
Vinogradov, Igor1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Audience
Location
South America1
United States1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Privative Constructions in Mesoamerica: How Do Languages without 'Without' Actually Function?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Vinogradov, Igor – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
Languages in the Mesoamerican linguistic area have been reported to lack a dedicated means of expressing the privative meaning that encodes the absence of a participant in a situation. This micro-typological study identifies alternative strategies that the languages in this area employ to function without dedicated privative markers, namely…
Descriptors: Language Classification, American Indian Languages, Spanish, Linguistic Borrowing