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Ergativity

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Pedro Mateo, a Harvard postdoctoral fellow in linguistics, is working with professor Maria Polinsky to preserve, promote, and better understand the ancient Mayan languages.

Rescuing ancient languages

Linguists labor to unravel endangered Mayan tongues

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DateMay 12, 2011May 24, 2019