Information structure in Isthmus Zapotec narrative and conversation
Publisher: Language Science Press
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783961101306; 9783961101290
Subjects: Linguistics
Description: 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.
Notes: Knowledge Unlatched 104799 Language Science Press 2018 - 2020

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