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The indigenous languages of South America : a comprehensive guide / edited by Lyle Campbell, Verónica Grondona.
Penn Museum Library PM5008 .I53 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- World of linguistics ; v. 2.
- The world of linguistics ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Languages.
- Indians of South America.
- Endangered languages.
- Language and culture.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 750 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2012]
- Summary:
- The aim of the volume is to make information more widely available to scholars and linguists and to encourage greater efforts toward documentation of the languages of South America. Campbell (U. of Hawaii) and Grondona (Eastern Michigan U.) have brought together 11 contributions pertaining to the history, classification, and endangerment of the indigenous languages of South America as well as typological characteristics, phonetics and phonology, and some specifics of Chibchan languages, the Cariban family, Tupian, Quechuan and Aymaran, and languages of the Chaco and southern cone. This is an important, authoritative collection of articles, presented in a high quality volume--Smythe-sewn binding and fine (creamy) paper. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3110255138
- 9783110255133
- OCLC:
- 747534097
- Publisher Number:
- 99947562885
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