The Calusa [electronic resource] : linguistic and cultural origins and relationships / Julian Granberry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Granberry, Julian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calusa Indians--History.

Calusa Indians.

Calusa Indians--Social life and customs.

Calusa Indians--Languages.

Tunica language--Etymology.

Tunica language.

Tunica language--Lexicology.

Anthropological linguistics--Southern States.

Anthropological linguistics.

Weeden Island culture--History.

Weeden Island culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The linguistic origins of Native American cultures and the connections between these cultures as traced through language in prehistory remain vexing questions for scholars across multiple disciplines and interests. Native American linguist Julian Granberry defines the Calusa language, formerly spoken in southwestern coastal Florida, and traces its connections to the Tunica language of northeast Louisiana. Archaeologists, ethnologists, and linguists have long assumed that the Calusa language of southwest Florida was unrelated to any other Native Ame

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Investigating the Calusa; 2. The European Period History of the Calusa; 3. Records of Calusa Culture; 4. The Source of the Calusa Language; 5. The Nature of the Calusa Language; 6. Tracing the Calusa Migration; 7. The Calusa and the Weeden Island Gulf Tradition; 8. The Language and Culture of Mid-Florida; 9. A Final Assessment; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8579-7

OCLC:

772845384