Itzaj Maya Grammar

这项研究是为了完成Itzaj Maya的参考语法，Itzaj Maya是危地马拉北电濒临灭绝的一种尤卡特卡玛雅语言。任何现存的尤卡特加语言都不存在现代参考语法。Itzaj玛雅人是中美洲最后一个被西班牙人征服的主要土著群体，是包括象形文字在内的玛雅文化的保护者，在大多数玛雅人群体被西班牙侵略者淹没很久之后。对玛雅语言学和金石学来说，尽快记录伊扎伊是至关重要的。该语法将完成Itzaj玛雅语言的基本文档。基于先前的语法研究，并利用大量的文本和词汇数据库，将准备一份全面的、大量例证的语法，供语言学家、人类学家、金石学家、那些参与语言教学的人以及其他对一般参考工作感兴趣的人使用。语法将在12个月内完成，其中包括与经验丰富的语言顾问进行的两个月的实地考察。

This research is undertaken in order to complete a reference grammar of Itzaj Maya, a Yucatecan Mayan language on the verge of extinction in Peten, Guatemala. No modern reference grammars exist for any of the extant Yucatecan languages. The Itzaj Maya were the last major indigenous group in Mesoamerica to be conquered by the Spanish and were conservators of Mayan culture, including hieroglyphic writing, long after most Mayan groups were overwhelmed by the Spanish invaders. It is critically important for Mayan linguistics and epigraphy to document Itzaj as soon as possible. The grammar will complete basic documentation of the Itzaj Maya language. Based on prior grammatical research and drawing on extensive textual and lexical databases, a comprehensive, heavily exemplified grammar will be prepared for use by linguists, anthropologists, epigraphers, those involved in language pedagogy, and others interested in a general reference work. The grammar will be completed in twelve months, including two months of fieldwork with an experienced language consultant.