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The Indigenous languages of South America : a comprehensive guide /

"The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide is a thorough guide to the Indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new find...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Campbell, Lyle, Grondona, Verónica María
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2012.
Colección:World of linguistics ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Historical overview: Descriptive and comparative research on South American Indian languages; Classification of the Indigenous languages of South America; Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking; Contacts between Indigenous languages in South America; Typological characteristics of South American Indigenous languages; The phonetics and phonology of South American languages; Chibchan languages; Linguistic studies in the Cariban family; Tupían; Languages of the Middle Andes in areal-typological perspective: Emphasis on Quechuan and Aymaran.
  • Languages of the Chaco and Southern ConeIndex.