Maya Glyphs : : The Verbs / / Linda Schele.
The key to the study of the language and history of the Classic Maya (A.D. 293–900) is the verb. Maya Glyphs: The Verbs is a comprehensive study of the verb morphology and syntax of the Maya writing system. Linda Schele's summary of methodology makes available in a single place many important d...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1982 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. A Historical Perspective
- 2. Verb Morphology and Syntax of Spoken Mayan
- 3. Identification of Verbal Phrases
- 4. The Directional "Count" Indicators
- 5. Syntax of the Writing System
- 6. Redundancy, Couplets, and Style
- 7. General Verbs and Auxiliary Verb Constructions
- 8. Some Unusual Examples of Syntax
- 9. The Verb Catalog
- Appendix 1 The Patterns of Affixation in the Writing System
- Appendix 2 Verbs and Affix Patterns According to T-Numbers
- Appendix 3 Catalog Summary According to Site and Monument Designation
- Appendix 4 Summary of the Chronology of the Verbs
- Appendix 5 Split-Ergativity in the Cholan and Yucatecan Languages by Barbara MacLeod
- References