Language relations across the Bering Strait : reappraising the archaeological and linguistic evidence /

In building up a scenario for the arrival on the shores of Alaska of speakers of languages related to Eskimo-Aleut with genetic roots deep within Sineria, this book touches upon a number of issues in contemporary historical linguistics and archaeology. The Arctic "gateway" to the New World...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fortescue, Michael D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 1998.
Colección:Open linguistics series.
Temas:
Eskimo languages > Morphology.
Aleut language > Morphology.
Languages in contact > Russia (Federation) > Siberia.
Uralic peoples > Antiquities.
Uralic languages > Morphology.
Languages in contact > Bering Strait.
Languages in contact > Alaska.
Eskimos > Antiquities.
Aleuts > Antiquities.
Eskimo languages.
Langues esquimaudes > Morphologie.
Aléoute (Langue) > Morphologie.
Langues en contact > Russie > Sibérie.
Langues ouraliennes > Morphologie.
Langues en contact > Béring, Détroit de.
Langues en contact > Alaska.
Inuits > Antiquités.
Aleuts > Antiquities
Eskimo languages > Morphology
Eskimos > Antiquities
Languages in contact
Uralic peoples > Antiquities
Eskimo-Aleut.
Alaska
Pacific Ocean > Bering Strait
Russia (Federation) > Siberia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In building up a scenario for the arrival on the shores of Alaska of speakers of languages related to Eskimo-Aleut with genetic roots deep within Sineria, this book touches upon a number of issues in contemporary historical linguistics and archaeology. The Arctic "gateway" to the New World, by acting as a bottleneck, has allowed only small groups of mobile hunter-gatherers through during specific propitious periods, and thus provides a unique testing ground for theories about population and language movements in pre-agricultural times. Owing to the historically attested prevalence of
Descripción Física:1 online resource (316 pages)
ISBN:9781847141644
1847141641

Ejemplares similares