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Mayan Semantics
Author(s) -
Henderson Robert
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1111/lnc3.12187
Subject(s) - linguistics , semantics (computer science) , field (mathematics) , mandate , computer science , dual (grammatical number) , sociology , political science , philosophy , programming language , mathematics , law , pure mathematics
This article has two interlocked goals. The first is to highlight the strands of research that have played an important role in shaping our understanding of Mayan language semantics. The second is to acquaint non‐Mayanists, and especially semanticists, with empirical phenomena that might prove especially interesting on typological or theoretical grounds. Given its particular dual mandate, this article cannot be an exhaustive survey of Mayan semantics, but it should instead be seen as introduction to those aspects of Mayan languages that have had an impact on the wider field of semantics, and that are current research hotspots.