Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation

Phonemic Description of San Miguel del Valle Zapotec

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  • San Miguel del Valle Zapotec (SMdVZ) is a variety of Central Valley Zapotec spoken in the village of San Miguel del Valle (SMdV). It is spoken by the 3000-3500 members of the San Miguel del Valle community. This variety has not been documented nor described as far as I am aware. I visited the community over the summer of 2024 to collaborate with speakers and work on describing the language. There are 22 phonemic consonants and 7 phonemic vowels in this language. Similar to other Central Valley Zapotec varieties, there are three tones, including low, rising, and falling, and three phonation types, including modal, laryngealized, and glottalized. This thesis aims to describe this variety of Zapotec while also comparing it to other varieties, aiming to place it in relation to these other varieties. It also presents questions for further research. It should be noted that this thesis is a description of the language and is not an experimental work.

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  • 2025-04-21
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