Grammar of the Mexican language : with an explanation of its adverbs (1645) / by Horacio Carochi ; translated and edited with commentary by James Lockhart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carochi, Horacio, 1579-1662.

Contributor:

Lockhart, James.

Series:

Nahuatl series ; no. 7.

UCLA Latin American studies ; v. 89.

UCLA Latin American studies ; v. 89

Nahuatl studies series ; no. 7

Standardized Title:

Compendio del arte de la lengua mexicana. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nahuatl language--Grammar.

Nahuatl language.

Nahuatl language--Adverb.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (538 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press ; [Los Angeles, Calif.] : UCLA Latin American Center Publications, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The primary native language of central Mexico before and after the Spanish conquest, Nahuatl was used from the mid-sixteenth century forward in an astounding array of alphabetic written documents. James Lockhart, an eminent historian of early Latin America, is the leading interpreter of Nahuatl texts. One of his main tools of instruction has been Horacio Carochi's monumental 1645 Arte de la lengua mexicana, the most influential work ever published on Nahuatl grammar. This new edition includes the original Spanish and an English translation on facing pages. The corpus of examples, source of much of our knowledge about vowel quality and glottal stop in Nahuatl, is presented once in its original form, once in a rationalized manner. Copious footnotes provide explanatory commentary and more literal translations of some of Carochi's examples. The volume is an indispensable pedagogical tool and the first critical edition of the premier monument of Nahuatl grammatical literature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

Editor's Preface

Transcription and Translation of the Grammar

First Book, of Nouns, Pronouns, and Prepositions

Second Book, of Verbs and Conjugations

Third Book, of the Derivation of Nouns and Verbs

Fourth Book, of the Compounding of Nouns, Verbs, and Other Things

Fifth Book, of the Adverbs and Conjunctions of the Mexican Language

Index of the Books, Chapters, and Paragraphs

Index of the General Rules of the Syllable

Bibliography

Analytical Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-495) and index.

ISBN:

0-8047-6605-3

OCLC:

70739517