Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; Notational conventions; 1. The study of Mesoamerican Indian languages; 2. Dialects, languages and linguistic families; 3. Phonology I; 4. Phonology II; 5. Morphology I; 6. Morphology II; 7. Syntax I; 8. Syntax II; 9. Preconquest literary traditions; 10. The prehistory of Mesoamerican Indian languages; 11. Indian languages after the conquest; Appendix; References; Language index; Subject index.

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The volume will be of interest and importance both to general linguists and to others with a serious interest in Mesoamerican culture and society.