Abstract

SOBRINO GOMEZ, Carlos Martín. El proceso fonológico de elisión de la segunda vocal en el maya yucateco. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2007, vol.30, pp.197-222. ISSN 0185-2574.

The present essay is the result of the author's research on phonetic reduction in Yucatec Maya language. In the first place, two phenomena of this kind that are most common in speech are explained: elision and contraction, mentioning as well how other researchers have studied it. Specifically, are studied three-syllabic words' vowel elision. At this work is analyzed the way in which this process develops in the morphophonemics of Yucatec Maya as well as in the formation of syllables. After that it is exposed the manner in which it is recorded in our data, analyzing the frequency with which the (native) speakers use it. Finally, an explanation is submitted as to how this process has contributed to phonetic and grammatical change of some verbs since the 16th century until the present day.

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