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Palosaari, Naomi Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation is a grammatical description of several features of the morphology and phonology of the Mocho' language. Mocho' (Motozintleco) is a moribund Mayan language spoken in the Chiapas region of Mexico near the border of Guatemala. This dissertation, based on data collected during several field trips and supplemented with unpublished…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Phonology, Morphology (Languages), Maya (People)
Pellicer, Alejandra – 1996
A discussion of the language skills of Maya-speaking children in Mexico describes the relationship of Maya and Spanish languages in this population's education and reports on a study of the construction of orthography by these children. The study first examines how language is used in literacy education and the difficulties of literacy in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language of Instruction