In:Valence Changes in Zapotec: Synchrony, diachrony, typology
Edited by Natalie Operstein and Aaron Huey Sonnenschein
[Typological Studies in Language 110] 2015
► pp. 7–22
Chapter 2. Introduction
A closer look at Zapotec
Published online: 16 December 2015
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.110.02ope
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.110.02ope
Serving as an overview to the language family and the volume, this chapter provides a brief history of research on Zapotec, a brief overview of the main grammatical features found in Zapotec languages, brief summaries of the individual chapters found in the volume, a brief resume of the significance of the volume, and prospects for future research.
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