1st Edition

The Acquisition of Maya Phonology Variation in Yucatec Child Language

By H. Stephen Straight Copyright 1976
    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1976. This title presents a study of Yucatec Maya segmental phonology by children. The aim of the study is to describe the phonological systems revealed in the speech of group of children in order to determine the kinds of structural differences which exist among these pedolectal variants. This title will be of great interest to students of linguistics.

    List of Illustrations;  Foreword;  Acknowledgments;  Introduction;  Notes on Orthography;  1. Methodology  2. Segmental Phonology: Adult Model  3. Pattern of Errors in Sample  4. Conclusions;  References;  Appendices

    Biography

    H. Stephen Straight is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Linguistics at Binghamton University.