Phoneticism in Mayan Hieroglyphic Writing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780942041088)

A classic in the literature on the decipherment of Mayan writing, Phoneticism grew out of the famous Albany conference--a gathering of the leading Mayanists who were working within the modern, linguistically-informed paradigm for the analysis of Mayan hieroglyphic text. The volume contains nine seminal articles and appendixes. Many of the phonetic readings on which current epigraphic work depends are worked out and presented here. Several papers focus on or carefully exemplify rigorous decipherment methodology; others provide primary data on the ancient language forms that lie behind the glyphic representations.

Author: John S. Juteson
ISBN-10: 0942041089
ISBN-13: 9780942041088
Publisher: Institute for Mesoamerican Studies
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1984
Pages: 389
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.37lbs
Size: 10.48h x 8.16w x 0.98d