The native languages of South America : origins, development, typology / edited by Loretta O'Connor and Pieter Muysken.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Connor, Loretta, editor.

Muysken, Pieter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Languages--History.

Indians of South America.

Indians of South America--Languages.

History.

Indians of South America / Languages / History.

Local Subjects:

Indians of South America / Languages / History.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xiii, 384 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Contents:

Human migrations, dispersals, and contacts in South America / Loretta O'Connor and Vishnupriya Kolipakam

Basic vocabulary comparison in South American languages / Harald Hammarstrom

Structural features and language contact in the Isthmo-Colombian area / Loretta O'Connor

The Andean foothills and adjacent Amazonian fringe / Rik van Gijn

The Andean matrix / Simon van de Kerke and Pieter Muysken

The Arawakan matrix / Love Eriksen and Swintha Danielsen

The Tupian expansion / Love Eriksen and Ana Vilacy Galucio

Language internal and external factors in the development of the desiderative in South American indigenous languages / Neele Mueller

Verbal argument marking patterns in South American languages / Joshua Birchall

The noun phrase: focus on demonstratives, redrawing the semantic map / Olga Krasnoukhova

Subordination strategies in South America: nominalization / Rik van Gijn

The languages of South America: deep families, areal relationships, and language contact / Joshua Birchall, Swintha Danielsen, Love Eriksen, Ana Vilacy Galucio, Rik van Gijn, Harald Hammarstrom, Simon van de Kerke, Vishnupraya Kolipakam, Olga Krasnoukhova, Pieter Muysken, Neele Muller, Loretta O'Connor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-365) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781107044289

1107044286

OCLC:

863196868