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Mario E. Chávez-Peón Herrero Linguistic Field Research, 2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Chávez-Peón Herrero, Mario E.
- Title
- Mario E. Chávez-Peón Herrero Linguistic Field Research
- Dates
- 2009 (inclusive)20092009
- Quantity
- 0.03 cubic feet (1 vertical file; 2 sound recordings (digital))
- Collection Number
- 2696-130 (Accession No. 2696-130-01)
- Summary
- Research materials related to linguistic field research on Quiavini Zapotec
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mario E. Chávez-Peón Herrero received his PhD in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). His research focuses on the phonetics, phonology and morphology of the Oto-Manguean languages and explores the normalization of the written language in Zapotec and Chinantec. He currently coordinates the Nanginá project of linguistic documentation and dialectology of the Mazatec language in partnership with the National Institute of Indigenous Languages.
The Zapotec languages are a group of around 50 closely related Indigenous Mesoamerican languages that constitute a main branch of the Oto-Manguean language family, and is spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. A 2020 census reports nearly half a million speakers, with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca. Zapotec-speaking communities are also found in the neighboring states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Guerrero. Labor migration has also brought a number of native Zapotec speakers to the United States, particularly in California and New Jersey. Most Zapotec-speaking communities are highly bilingual in Spanish. (Source: “Zapotec languages” Wikipedia. Date Accessed: 02/07/23)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The folder contains two CD recordings with Quiavini Zapotec speakers, involving experimental inquiries about tone and voice qualities in this language.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details. To be included in the Jacobs Research Fund Collections. Access to the materials in his contribution for the purpose of reading, copying, other use will be granted only with the donor's permission within 25 years of date of his JRF award. At the 25 year anniversary of donor's award, the materials in his contribution will reverts to the above terms, negating this condition.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Chávez-Peón Herrero, Mario E. --Archives
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds Collection