Arte de la lengua mexicana (1754 book)

For other books with the same title, see Arte de la lengua mexicana (disambiguation).

Arte de la lengua mexicana
AuthorJoseph Augustin Aldama y Guevara
LanguageSpanish
SubjectNahuatl language
GenreGrammar
PublisherBibliotheca Mexicana
Publication date
1754
Publication placeMexico
Pages163

Arte de la lengua mexicana is a little-known[1] grammar of the Nahuatl language by Joseph Augustin Aldama y Guevara published in 1754.

Sources used

Aldama y Guevara's Arte is mostly derivative of previously published grammars of Nahuatl,[2] particularly Horacio Carochi's Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaracion de los adverbios della.[3]

Markings

Aldama y Guevara marks the saltillo with a circumflex accent over the preceding vowel at the end of a word, or a grave accent over the preceding vowel elsewhere, and marks long vowels with an acute accent (in contrast to Carochi's macron).[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Launey (1995).
  2. ^ Schwaller.
  3. ^ Launey (1986): 16–17.

References

  • Launey, Michel (1986). "Catégories et opérations dans la grammaire Nahuatl". Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Launey, Michel (1995). "L'Arte de la lengua mexicana de Aldama y Guevara (1754)". Amerindia. 19/20. Archived from the original on 18 November 2006.
  • Schwaller, John Frederick (1973). "A Catalogue of Pre-1840 Nahuatl Works Held by The Lilly Library". The Indiana University Bookman. 11: 69–88.


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