Variation and standardization of Yucatec Maya.

The concepts of variation, standardization and normalization are defined, adducing examples from different languages. These concepts are applied to Yucatec Maya, the book Normas de escritura para la lengua maya edited by Briceño Chel and Can Tec (2014) serving as a concrete and up-to-date example. I...

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Author: Lehmann, Christian
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx:article/102
Online Access:https://cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/102
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Yucatec Maya
linguistic variation
standardization
orthography
morphophonemic writing.
maya yucateco
variación lingüística
estandarización
ortografía
escritura morfofonémica.
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Summary:The concepts of variation, standardization and normalization are defined, adducing examples from different languages. These concepts are applied to Yucatec Maya, the book Normas de escritura para la lengua maya edited by Briceño Chel and Can Tec (2014) serving as a concrete and up-to-date example. In the critical discussion, it is shown what the purpose of standardization and what its theoretical basis is, which aspects of a language it applies to and how it is executed concretely. The discussion concludes with recommendations for the next edition of the Normas.