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Book SynopsisAs the first major survey of relative clause structure in the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, this volume comprises a collection of original, in-depth studies of relative constructions in representative languages from across Mexico and Central America, based on empirical data collected by the authors themselves. The studies not only reveal the complex and fascinating nature of relative clauses in the languages in question, but they also shed invaluable light on how Mesoamerica came to be one of the richest and most diverse linguistic areas on our planet.
Table of Contentsb>Preface List of Figures and Maps Abbreviations Notes on Contributors 1 A Typological Overview of Relative Clause Structure in Mesoamerican Languages Enrique L. Palancar, Roberto Zavala Maldonado and Claudine Chamoreau 2 Relative Clauses in Mixe-Zoquean Languages in Typological Perspective Roberto Zavala Maldonado 3 A Typology of Domain Nominals in the Relative Constructions of San Miguel Chimalapa Zoque Silviano Jiménez Jiménez 4 Relative Clauses and the Typology of Relative Heads in Q’anjob’al Eladio (B’alam) Mateo Toledo 5 Non-configurational Features in the Relative Constructions of Tlaxcala Nahuatl Lucero Flores Nájera 6 Information Structure and the Syntax of Zenzontepec Chatino Relative Clauses Eric Campbell 7 Relative Clauses with a Full Nominal Head in Zoochina Zapotec Óscar López Nicolás 8 Relative Clauses in Tilapa Otomi Enrique L. Palancar 9 Restrictive Relative Constructions in Pesh: A Predominantly Internally-Headed Relative Clause Language Claudine Chamoreau Afterword Index
