The Indigenous Languages of the Americas

The Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 625
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ISBN-10 : 9780197673461
ISBN-13 : 0197673465
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Book Synopsis The Indigenous Languages of the Americas by : Lyle Campbell

Download or read book The Indigenous Languages of the Americas written by Lyle Campbell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indigenous Languages of the Americas is a comprehensive assessment of what is known about their history and classification. It identifies gaps in knowledge and resolves controversial issues while making new contributions of its own. The book deals with the major themes involving these languages: classification and history of the Indigenous languages of the Americas; issues involving language names; origins of the languages of the New World; unclassified and spurious languages; hypotheses of distant linguistic relationships; linguistic areas; contact languages (pidgins, lingua francas, mixed languages); and loanwords and neologisms.


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