AN HONORS THESIS
SUBMITTED ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY, 1997
TO THE
LINGUISTICS PROGRAM
NEWCOMB COLLEGE
TULANE UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS
WITH HONORS IN LINGUISTICS
BY
Aimee Ashbaugh
APPROVED:
Judith Maxwell
Director of Thesis
Harry Howard
Second Reader
George Cummins
Third Reader