Korobzow, Natalie ORCID: 0000-0002-2814-2081 (2025). Split Ergativity in Ch’orti’ Maya: A Contribution to a Diachronic Typology of Alignment Change. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

This dissertation provides a new historical explanation for the alignment split and the third set of indexes ("set C") in Ch’orti’ Maya. Using the historical-comparative method and diachronic typological analysis, this study challenges existing theories that derive set C from set A and instead proposes that set C originates from set B in its use as part of the independent pronoun paradigm, which is attested in Hieroglyphic Maya. On the typological side, the thesis highlights the role of discourse-driven syntactic reanalysis in the development of alignment systems and demonstrates how focus structures can serve as a bridge for the evolution of grammar.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Korobzow, Nataliekorobzownatalie@gmail.comorcid.org/0000-0002-2814-2081UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-754211
Date: 16 March 2025
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Linguistik
Subjects: Language, Linguistics
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Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
MayanEnglish
Historical-comparative linguisticsEnglish
Diachronic typologyEnglish
AlignmentEnglish
Ergative-absolutiveEnglish
Date of oral exam: 14 May 2024
Referee:
NameAcademic Title
Hill, EugenProf. Dr.
Reinöhl, UtaProf. Dr.
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/75421

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