Preface
Chapter 1. Comparing Languages
1.1 The Monolingual Approach to Crosslinguistic Research
1.2 The Unit of Comparison Problem
1.3 Why Is Crosslinguistic Research Needed?
1.4 The Comparative Method of Crosslinguistic Research
1.5 The Comparative Method and Usage-Based Approaches to Language Acquisition
Chapter 2. A History of Crosslinguistic Research on Language Acquisition
2.1 The Period of Single Language Studies
2.2 The Search for Language Universals
2.3 Parameter Theory
2.4 Crosslinguistic Surveys
2.5 The Acquisition of Polysynthesis
2.6 Building a Comprehensive Description of Language Acquisition
Chapter 3. The Comparative Method of Language Acquisition Research
3.1 The Comparative Method of Historical Linguistics
3.2 The Acquisition of Negation in the Germanic Languages
3.3 The Acquisition of Verb Inflection in the Germanic languages
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4. The Structure of Mayan Languages
4.1 The Synthetic Structure of Mayan Languages
4.2 The Mayan Lexicon
4.3 The Mayan Verb Complex
4.3.1 Mayan Person Marking
4.3.2 Mayan Verb Suffixes
4.4 Stative Predicates
4.5 Mayan Nominalization
4.6 Summary
4.7 Mayan Syntax
4.8 The Mayan Communities
4.9 The Acquisition Database for the Mayan Languages
4.9.1 The K’iche’ Language Samples
4.9.2 The Mam Language Samples
4.9.3 The Ch’ol Language Samples
Chapter 5. The Acquisition of the Mayan Lexicon
5.1 Mayan Lexical Categories
5.1.1 Nouns
5.1.2 Relational Nouns
5.1.3 Adjectives
5.1.4 Verbs
5.1.5 Positionals
5.1.6 Particles
5.2 The Production of Lexical Categories in K’iche’
5.3 The Production of Lexical Categories in Mam
5.4 The Production of Lexical Categories in Ch’ol
5.5 Comparing Lexical Production in K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
5.6 Mayan Pronouns
5.7 The Acquisition of Mayan Pronouns
5.7.1 The Acquisition of Pronouns in Ch’ol
5.7.2 The Acquisition of Pronouns in Mam
5.7.3 The Acquisition of Pronouns in K’iche’
5.8 Summary
Chapter 6. The Acquisition of the Mayan Intransitive Verb Complex
6.1 Acquisition of the Intransitive Verb Complex in K’iche’
6.2 Acquisition of the Intransitive Verb Complex in Mam
6.3 Acquisition of the Intransitive Verb Complex in Ch’ol
6.4 Summary
Chapter 7. The Acquisition of the Mayan Transitive Verb Complex
7.1 Acquisition of the Transitive Verb Complex in K’iche’
7.2 Acquisition of the Transitive Verb Complex in Mam
7.3 Acquisition of the Transitive Verb Complex in Ch’ol
7.4 Summary
Chapter 8. The Acquisition of Person Marking in the Mayan Verb Complex
8.1 The Acquisition of Ergative Person Markers on Transitive Verbs
8.2 The Acquisition of Ergative Person Markers on Intransitive Verbs
8.3 The Acquisition of Absolutive Person Markers on Intransitive Verbs
8.4 Conclusion
Chapter 9. The Acquisition of Mayan Argument Structures
9.1 Argument Structure in K’iche’
9.2 Argument Structure in Mam
9.3 Argument Structure in Ch’ol
9.4 Comparative Argument Structure in K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
9.5 Children’s Argument Structure in K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
9.5.1 Children’s Argument Production in K’iche’
9.5.2 Children’s Argument Production in Mam
9.5.3 Children’s Argument Production in Ch’ol
9.5.4 Comparative Argument Structure in Child K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
9.6 Conclusion
Chapter 10. Argument Realization in Mayan Languages
10.1 Argument Realization in K’iche’
10.2 Argument Realization in Mam
10.3 Argument Realization in Ch’ol
10.4 Comparing Argument Realization in K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
10.5 K’iche’ Children’s Production of Verb Arguments
10.6 Mam Children’s Production of Verb Arguments
10.7 Ch’ol Children’s Production of Verb Arguments
10.8 Comparison of Children’s Argument Realization in K’iche’, Mam, and Ch’ol
10.9 Analysis or Synthesis
Chapter 11. Conclusion
11.1 Broader Implications
11.2 Theoretical Implications
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
References
Index