{"product_id":"la-tz-awch-r-mckenna-brown-9780292714601","title":"La ﾜtz Aw臘h?: Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaqchikel is one of approximately thirty Mayan languages spoken in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and, increasingly, the United States. Of the twenty-two Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala, Kaqchikel is one of the four \"\u003ci\u003emayoritarios\u003c\/i\u003e,\" those with the largest number of speakers. About half a million people living in the central highlands between Guatemala City and Lake Atitl疣 speak Kaqchikel. And because native Kaqchikel speakers are prominent in the field of Mayan linguistics, as well as in Mayan cultural activism generally, Kaqchikel has been adopted as a Mayan lingua franca in some circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative language-learning guide is designed to help students, scholars, and professionals in many fields who work with Kaqchikel speakers, in both Guatemala and the United States, quickly develop basic communication skills. The book will familiarize learners with the words, phrases, and structures used in daily communications, presented in as natural a way as possible, and in a logical sequence. Six chapters introduce the language in context (greetings, the classroom, people, the family, food, and life) followed by exercises and short essays on aspects of Kaqchikel life. A grammar summary provides in-depth linguistic analysis of Kaqchikel, and a glossary supports vocabulary learning from both Kaqchikel to English and English to Kaqchikel. These resources, along with sound files and other media on the Internet at ekaq.stonecenter.tulane.edu, will allow learners to develop proficiency in all five major language skills--listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and sociocultural understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. McKenna Brown, Judith M. Maxwell, Walter E. Little\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292714602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292714601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.81h x 8.29w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 257","brand":"R. McKenna Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981530661119,"sku":"9780292714601","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0379622-1b01-4f0f-aff0-171bd9637b06.jpg?v=1683256121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-tz-awch-r-mckenna-brown-9780292714601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}