Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; research, 3 hours; term paper, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: ANTH 129A; or consent of instructor
Description: Analyzes and critically evaluates the linguistics of Ancient Maya Writing. Topics include grammar (transitive, intransitive, positional, active, passive, mediopassive, antipassive, inchoactive verbs, tense, aspect, transitive perfect, noun, pronoun, morphosyllable, phonology); three writing methods (transcriptions, transliteration, and translation); title and rank; scripts and ideologies; and dynastic interactions.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with ANTH 129B, and CPAC 129B.