Spoken Ayacucho Quechua. Part 1

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Date: 1963-1964 Pages: 170 Target language: Quechua Source language: EnglishThis beginning course in Ayacucho Quechua, spoken by about a million people in south-central Peru, was prepared to introduce the phonology and grammar of this dialect to speakers of english. The first of two volumes, it serves as a text for a 6-week intensive course of 20 class hours a week. The authors compare and contrast significant features of quechua and english for pedagogical purposes in teaching this highly inflected and complex language. The material is presented in 10 units, each of which consists of a dialog to be memorized, a dialog review, a section on grammar with accompanying exercises, conversation, "listening-in" (practice in auditory comprehension), and dictation. Dialogs and exercise materials have been tape recorded. The essentials of Ayacucho grammar were presented in the first volume of this series, spoken Ayacucho Quechua, units 1- 10. The 10 units in this volume (11-20) are intended for use in an intermediate or advanced course, and present the student with lengthier and more complex dialogs, conversations, "listening-ins," and dictations as well as more grammatical details. The analysis of quechua syntax made here uses technical linguistic.