Diccionario Maya Mopan - Espanol - Ingles
Diccionario Maya Mopan - Espanol - Ingles

Author: Charles A Hofling

Publisher: University of Utah Press

Published: 2012-03-13

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 1607819783

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A highly valuable dictionary of the Mopan (Mayan) language, providing introductory grammatical description, as well as parts of speech, examples, cross-references, variant forms, homophones, and indexes....

Language Contact and Change in the Americas
Language Contact and Change in the Americas

Author: Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9027267332

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This unique collection of articles in honor of Marianne Mithun represents the very latest in research on language contact and language change in the Indigenous languages of the Americas. The book aims to provide new theoretical and empirical insights into how and why languages change, especially with regard to contact phenomena in languages of North America, Meso-America and South America. The individual chapters cover a broad range of topics, including sound change, morphosyntactic change, lexical semantics, grammaticalization, language endangerment, and discourse-pragmatic change. With chapters from distinguished scholars and talented newcomers alike, this book will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in internally- and externally-motivated language change.

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 43
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 43

Author: Jules Janick

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 111910775X

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Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written by world authorities, bridge the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists and teachers.

Crosslinguistic Perspectives on Argument Structure
Crosslinguistic Perspectives on Argument Structure

Author: Melissa Bowerman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-10-16

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1136792546

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This book offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on argument structure and its role in language acquisition. Drawing on a broad range of crosslinguistic data, this volume shows that languages are much more diverse in their argument structure properties than has been realized.The volume is the outcome of an integrated research project and com