David Mora Marín
List of John Benjamins publications in which David Mora Marín is involved.
2025 Lexico-semantic stability in the anatomical domain in the Mayan language family Journal of Historical Linguistics 15:3, pp. 365–425 | Article
This paper deals with lexico-semantic stability, specifically in the anatomical domain. The main goal is to develop a method for measuring semantic polysemy and shift, in order to address: (1) the validity of standardized vocabulary lists (e.g., Swadesh 1950, 1952, 1955; Holman et al. 2008;… read more
2024 A reappraisal of the development of the Mayan Syllabary Written Language & Literacy 27:2, pp. 218–265 | Article
This paper revisits the problem of the derivation of phonographic signs in Mayan writing (cf. Mora-Marín 2003). The primary goal is to evaluate Lacadena’s (2010a, 2010b) proposal that the Mayan syllabary was initially derived through the wholesale adoption of a Mixe-Zoquean-based script.… read more
2023 On the systematic nature of writing systems On the Systematic Nature of Writing Systems, Mora-Marín, David F. and Lynne Cahill (eds.), pp. 1–4 | Introduction
2016 A study in Mayan paleography: The history of T168/2M1a ʔAJAW ‘Lord, Ruler’ and the origin of the syllabogram T130/2S2 wa Written Language & Literacy 19:1, pp. 35–74 | Article
This paper constitutes an application of paleographic analysis of ancient Mayan hieroglyphic writing in line with the comprehensive approach elaborated by Lacadena (1995a, 1995b). More specifically, it reviews the evidence for the origin and development of T168/2M1a, the logogram ʔAJAW ‘lord,… read more
2010 Consonant deletion, obligatory synharmony, typical suffixing: An explanation of spelling practices in Mayan writing Written Language & Literacy 13:1, pp. 118–179 | Article
The Pre-Columbian Mayan hieroglyphic script utilized logograms, representing CVC roots or CVCVC stems, and CV syllabograms. Starting with Knorozov’s (1952 etc.) initial breakthroughs in applying a Mayan linguistic model to account for the script’s spelling practices, most scholars have assumed that… read more
2003 The origin of Mayan syllabograms and orthographic conventions Written Language & Literacy 6:2, pp. 193–238 | Article