Abstract
In this paper the text "Mĩ̀kã Sibö̀ tskìnẽ" (When Sibö̀ was born) from the Bribri oral tradition is analyzed in two respects: first, its structure is established by partitioning the text on the basis of topic and action continuity; secondly, the property of texture is analyzed, understanding by texture a set of linguistic mechanisms which makes a text hang cohesively together. The complete original text is included with morphemic translation and Spanish versionReferences
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