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Publication details [#6619]
McArthur, Harry S. 1979. The role of the aspect in distinguishing Aguacatec discourse types. In Jones, Linda Kay, ed. Discourse studies in Mesoamerican languages. Summer Institute of Linguistics. pp. 97–121.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
Aspect is said to be a very significant criterion in distinguishing various types of discourse in Aguacatec, since each discourse type, and even each sub-type, is distinctively characterized by the use of a different aspect for important mainline information.