Maya Hieroglyphic Database Project: The Codices

Macri&amp；Vail99-05357 ABSTRACT玛雅法典中的语篇分析和语法结构这一阶段的玛雅象形文字数据库项目将完成后古典时期(C.E.1100-1520)玛雅书籍中包含的文本的形态句法编码。这些抄本构成了象形文字语料库的主要部分，也是许多早期破译的来源。与早期古典时期(公元前250-900年)的不朽雕塑不同，我们没有关于现存象形文字书籍出处的直接数据。此外，与早期的雕刻文本不同，圣经文本是各种来源的汇编。玛雅象形文字数据库允许访问以前从未实现的文本。它包括每个Gly ph块的低分辨率线条图，以及其中出现每个字形块的框架(带图片的子句)的图像。该数据库汇集了文本的最新转录和翻译，这些文本将根据各种语法特征进行编码。最终产品将包括一张光盘，其中包含玛雅象形文字数据库的编纂部分，以及一系列讨论我们发现的含义的研究论文。详细的语法编码是严格的语言分析的必要准备，并将有助于目前对法典不同部分之间可能存在的语言或方言差异的研究。

Macri & Vail99-05357ABSTRACTDiscourse Analysis and Grammatical Structure in the Maya CodicesThis phase of the Maya Hieroglyphic Database Project will complete the morpho-syntactic coding of the texts contained in the Maya books dating from the Postclassic Period (C.E. 1100-1520). The codices constitute a major part of the hieroglyphic corpus and were the source of many early decipherments. Unlike the texts of the monumental sculpture from the earlier Classic Period (250-900 C.E.), we have no direct data on the provenience of the extant hieroglyphic books. Also, unlike the earlier carved texts, the codical texts are a compilation of various sources.The Maya Hieroglyphic Database allows access to the texts never before realized. It includes low resolution line drawings of each gly ph block with an image of the frame (clause with picture) within which each glyph block occurs. The database assembles the most current transcriptions and translations of the texts which will be coded for various grammatical features. The final product will include a CD ROM containing the Codices portion of the Maya Hieroglyphic Database, and a series of research papers discussing the implications of our findings. The detailed grammatical coding is an essential preparation for rigorous linguistic analysis, and will contribute to ongoing research into possible language or dialect differences among various sections of the codices.