Research

Santa Ana Zegache, Ocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

My primary research interests focus on issues related to the documentation and revitalization of endangered languages, particularly the history of the Oto-Manguean languages, specifically emphasizing the Zapotec language varieties of the central valley of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Fieldwork 2023-2024 (in progress)
Archival work on Zapotec from Santa Ana Zegache (in progress). This data is archived in AILLA

Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec

PRESENTATIONS :

González Franco, Jesús E. 2024. "Bridging Archival Research and Community-Centered Linguistics Work ". Presentation at the 19th Annual Tinker Symposium 2024. Tucson, Arizona.
González Franco, Jesús E. 2024. "The Syllable Structures of Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec". Presentation at Society For The Study Of The Indigenous Languages Of The Americas 2024 in New York City, New York.
Galant, Michael & González Franco, Jesús E. 2018. "The Stratification of Spanish Loanwords in Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec.". Presentation at the Symposium on Oaxacan Linguistics (SOL) at University of California, Los Angeles.
Galant, Michael & González Franco, Jesús E. 2018. "La estratificación de los préstamos del español en el zapoteco de Santa Ana Zegache.". Presentation at Coloquio sobre Lenguas Otomangues y Vecinas VIII (COLOV VIII) in Oaxaca, México.
González Franco, Jesús E. 2017. "The Phonological Adaptation of Spanish Loanwords in Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec.". Presentation at the Tenth Annual MLL Conference on Literature, Culture, and Languages at California State University, Fullerton.

Invited Presentations:

González Franco, Jesús E. 2023. "The Syllable Structures of Santa Ana Zegache”. American Indian Seminar, UCLA. Los Angeles, CA.
González Franco, Jesús E. 2022. "Cardinal Numbers in Mesoamerican languages, a case study for Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec". English Department Student Engagement Committee. CSU Dominguez Hills.

Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentations:

González Franco, Jesús E. 2017. "The Phonological Adaptations of Loanwords in Santa Ana Zegache Zapotec.". Poster Presentation at 12th Annual CSU Dominguez Hills Student Research Day.

Resources

Voces Olvidadas

https://www.instagram.com/vocesolvidadas/

Living Dictionary

[coming soon]

View From Casita Colibrí

A blog highlighting the town of Santa Ana Zegache

Other Zapotec Resources

Rosemary G. Beam de Azcona

Dr. Rosemary G. Beam de Azcona (Kansas City, Kansas, 1971) is a linguist specializing in the Zapotecan language family.

Bëni Xidza

A digital platform for activists of Original/Indigenous Languages where they share their work on the revitalization and strengthening of Zapotec. Click the link above to learn more about this resource.