A Study of aspect marking in the copan inscriptions: a morphosyntactical approach

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dc.contributor.advisorKelley, David H.
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Jacqueline
dc.coverage.spatial200000727en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T22:27:40Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T22:27:40Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 411-425.en
dc.description.abstractMaya language grammars define the representation of time by the verb as a tense system. Script grammars, on the other hand, present the system as aspectual. This study analyzes the function of aspectual glyphs using a 'Morphosyntactical' procedure which looks at the syntax of the clause and of the verbal morphology. The glyphs examined were T.115, T.125, T.126, T.130, T.142, T.246, T.255, T.340, T.679, and T.683. The inscriptions used, come from the Classic Maya site of Copan, Honduras. This study used the split-ergative model (Schele 1982, Bricker 1986) to analyze clause syntax, and the model given by Kaufman and Norman (1984) to analyze the verbal morphology. This thesis concludes that the split-ergative model represents a more complex phenomenan than has been presented to date in the epigraphic literature. This study also suggests that the morphemes for completive aspect alternate with those for perfective aspect to communicate the transitivity status of the hieroglyphic verbal unit.En
dc.format.extentxvii, 432 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationWilliamson, J. (1988). A Study of aspect marking in the copan inscriptions: a morphosyntactical approach (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18127en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18127
dc.identifier.isbn0315425458en
dc.identifier.lccF 1435.3 P6 W54 1988en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/24258
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccF 1435.3 P6 W54 1988en
dc.subject.lcshMayan languages - Morphology
dc.subject.lcshMayas - Writing
dc.subject.lcshGlyphs (Graphic methods)
dc.titleA Study of aspect marking in the copan inscriptions: a morphosyntactical approach
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 681 520535145
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