Grammar of the Mexican Language: With an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645) (Nahuatl Series, No. 7.) [Hardcover]

Horacio Carochi (Author), James Lockhart (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0804742812 | ISBN-13: 978-0804742818 | Edition: 1

This book is the most influential work ever published on Nahuatl grammar and remains an essential work of reference for the student of the language. This new edition presents the original Spanish and an English translation on facing pages, along with explanatory commentary.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“James Lockhart, an eminent historian of early Latin America, is the leading interpreter of Nahuatl texts and has trained many students in older Nahuatl. One of his main tools of instruction has been Horacio Carochi’s monumental 1645 Arte de la lengua mexicana, the most influential work every published on Nahuatl grammar. The best recent grammars of Nahuatl have been based on that of Carochi, but they have not exhausted what remains an important reference work in its own right. . . . The volume is at once an indispensable pedagogical tool and the first critical edition of the premier monument of Nahuatl grammatical literature.”—Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

“[Grammar of the Mexican language and Nahuatl as Written] are important additions to our repertoire of materials on Nahuatl. The Carochi grammar is a work of transcendent importance. The translation and editing by Lockhart are a significant contribution.”—The Americas

“If other usable texts exist that students and interested scholars can use to undertake study of this challenging language, Carochi’s text, in combination with Lockhart’s workbook, ranks among the most accessible and useful, especially for those working without the benefit of a linguist to explain intricacies of vowel length, verb tenses, and the complex matters of word formation and order.”—Latin American Research Review

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804742812
• ISBN-13: 978-0804742818
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,991,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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