Date of Award

1-1-2010

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Anthropology

Content Description

1 online resource (xli, 613 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

George A. Broadwell

Committee Members

Lee S. Bickmore, John S. Justeson

Keywords

K'ichee', Lexical Functional Grammar, Mayan, Optimality theory, Syntax, Quiché language

Subject Categories

Linguistics

Abstract

Linguistic research on the Mayan languages up to the mid 1980s was almost exclusively descriptive in nature. At best, analyses were speculative and pre-theoretical. Since then, research based on contemporary theories of syntax have begun to emerge. In adopting the formal architecture of OT-LFG, I argue that my dissertation can be included amongst this body of analytical research. My overall goal is to provide a syntactic structure for K'ichee' Mayan, the most widely spoken Mayan language in Guatemala.

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