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A Maya grammar: with bibliography and appraisement of the works noted

A Maya grammar: with bibliography and appraisement of the works noted

Alfred M Tozzer

Paperback

Indigenous Languages of the AmericasFiction AnthologiesRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353604702
ISBN13: 9789353604707
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
To understand the Maya, start with their language. Language unlocks the ancient world. In A Maya Grammar, pioneering Mayanist Alfred M. Tozzer offers a meticulous descriptive maya grammar study, a trusted maya language reference grammar of the central America Maya language, setting out its sounds, word forms, and sentence patterns with rare clarity. Drawing on inscriptions, early dictionaries and colonial documents, he traces mayan language structure in detail, from phonetics through maya syntax and morphology, and balances technical description with a readable, human eye for usage and nuance. The result is a foundational mayan linguistics study that still speaks to linguistics students, fieldworkers, and anyone curious about mesoamerican indigenous languages. Alongside the grammar itself, Tozzer maya grammar stands out for its extensive bibliography and frank appraisement of earlier works, mapping the history of scholarship for anthropologists and archaeologists as much as for linguists. As a landmark of early 20th century maya studies, it became a key resource for mayan hieroglyphic studies and for understanding how language, ritual, and social life intertwined in the Maya world. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this classic has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it appeals equally to serious researchers and to readers and collectors who value enduring works on the ancient civilisations of the Americas.

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