The Languages of Native America
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The Languages of Native America

Historical and Comparative Assessment

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eBook - ePub

The Languages of Native America

Historical and Comparative Assessment

About this book

These essays were drawn from the papers presented at the Linguistic Society of America's Summer Institute at the State University of New York at Oswego in 1976. The contents are as follows:

  • Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun, "Introduction: North American Indian Historical Linguistics in Current Perspective"
  • Ives Goddard, "Comparative Algonquian"
  • Marianne Mithun, "Iroquoian"
  • Wallace L. Chafe, "Caddoan"
  • David S. Rood, "Siouan"
  • Mary R. Haas, "Southeastern Languages"
  • James M. Crawford, "Timucua and Yuchi: Two Language Isolates of the Southeast"
  • Ives Goddard, "The Languages of South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande"
  • Irvine Davis, "The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni Languages"
  • Susan Steele, "Uto-Aztecan: An Assessment for Historical and Comparative Linguistics"
  • William H. Jacobsen, Jr., "Hokan lnter-Branch Comparisons"
  • Margaret Langdon, "Some Thoughts on Hokan with Particular Reference to Pomoan and Yuman"
  • Michael Silverstein, "Penutian: An Assessment"
  • Laurence C. Thompson, "Salishan and the Northwest"
  • William H. Jacobsen, Jr., "Wakashan Comparative Studies"
  • William H. Jacobsen, Jr., "Chimakuan Comparative Studies"
  • Michael E. Krauss, "Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut"
  • Lyle Campbell, "Middle American Languages"
  • Eric S. Hamp, "A Glance from Now On"

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780292768505
9780292746244
eBook ISBN
9780292768529
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Historical & Comparative Linguistics
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 
  5. Introduction: North American Indian Historical Linguistics in Current Perspective
  6. Comparative Algonquian
  7. Iroquoian
  8. Caddoan
  9. Siouan
  10. Southeastern Languages
  11. Timucua and Yuchi: Two Language Isolates of the Southeast
  12. The Languages of South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande
  13. The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni Languages
  14. Uto-Aztecan: An Assessment for Historical and Comparative Linguistics
  15. Hokan Inter-Branch Comparisons
  16. Some Thoughts on Hokan with Particular Reference to Pomoan and Yuman
  17. Penutian: An Assessment
  18. Salishan and the Northwest
  19. Wakashan Comparative Studies
  20. Chimakuan Comparative Studies
  21. Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut
  22. Middle American Languages
  23. A Glance from Here On
  24. Index

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