Topic and Focus in Mayan.

Aissen, Judith L.

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ERIC Number: EJ457641

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Publication Date: 1992

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Topic and Focus in Mayan.

Aissen, Judith L.

Language, v68 n1 p43-80 Mar 1992

A phrase-structural analysis of preverbal word orders in three Mayan languages (Tzotzil, Jakaltek, Tz'utujil) is presented. At the heart of the analysis is an account of intonational phrasing and the distribution of several intonational phrase clitics in Tzotzil and Jakaltek. (70 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Intonation, Mayan Languages, Phrase Structure, Stress (Phonology), Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Structural Linguistics, Word Order

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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