{"product_id":"the-mayan-languages-judith-aissen-9780367869137","title":"The Mayan Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mayan Languages\u003c\/em\u003e presents a comprehensive survey of the language family associated with the Classic Mayan civilization (AD 200-900), a family whose individual languages are still spoken today by at least six million indigenous Maya in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique resource is an ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Mayan languages and linguistics. Written by a team of experts in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Mayan Languages\u003c\/i\u003e presents in-depth accounts of the linguistic features that characterize the thirty-one languages of the family, their historical evolution, and the social context in which they are spoken. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mayan Languages\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides detailed grammatical sketches of approximately a third of the Mayan languages, representing most of the branches of the family; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes a section on the historical development of the family, as well as an entirely new sketch of the grammar of \"Classic Maya\" as represented in the hieroglyphic script; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides detailed state-of-the-art discussions of the principal advances in grammatical analysis of Mayan languages; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes ample discussion of the use of the languages in social, conversational, and poetic contexts. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsisting of topical chapters on the history, sociolinguistics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse structure, and acquisition of the Mayan languages, this book will be a resource for researchers and other readers with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic anthropology, language acquisition, and linguistic typology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Aissen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367869136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367869137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.70d","brand":"Judith Aissen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941645713663,"sku":"9780367869137","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8a08d32f-e122-45b0-8afc-1498b617452f.jpg?v=1681454134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mayan-languages-judith-aissen-9780367869137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}