Introduction: The view from Mesoamerica

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction: The view from Mesoamerica 1
5. Roots or Edges? Explaining variation in children’s early verb forms across five Mayan languages 15
6. Explaining Ergativity 47
7. Early acquisition of the Split Intransitive System in Yukatek 69
8. A preliminary view at Ch’ol (Mayan) early lexicon: The role of language and cultural context 85
9. Acquisition of referential and relational words in Huichol: from 16 to 24 months of age 103
10. Culture-specific influences on semantic development: Learning the Tzeltal ‘benefactive’ construction 119
11. Bcuaa quiang – I stepped HEAD it! The acquisition of Zapotec bodypart locatives 155
12. “Lo oye, lo repite y lo piensa.” The contribution of prompting to the socialization and language acquisition in Yukatek Maya toddlers 183
13. List of contributors 203
14. Index 205