The languages of Native America : historical and comparative assessment / edited by Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Campbell, Lyle, editor.

Mithun, Marianne, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Languages.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,034 pages)

Place of Publication:

Austin, [Texas] ; London, [England] : University of Texas Press, 1979.

Summary:

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 CampbelI, "Middle American Languages" Eric S. Hamp, "A Glance from Now On."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: North American Indian Historical Linguistics in Current Perspective

Comparative Algonquian

Iroquoian

Caddoan

Siouan

Southeastern Languages

Timucua and Yuchi: Two Language Isolates of the Southeast

The Languages of South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande

The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni Languages

Uto-Aztecan: An Assessment for Historical and Comparative Linguistics

Hokan Inter-Branch Comparisons

Some Thoughts on Hokan with Particular Reference to Pomoan and Yuman

Penutian: An Assessment

Salishan and the Northwest

Wakashan Comparative Studies

Chimakuan Comparative Studies

Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut

Middle American Languages

A Glance from Here On

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76851-6

OCLC:

1280945207