American Indian languages : cultural and social contexts /

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This comprehensive survey of indigenous languages of the New World introduces students and general readers to the mosaic of American Indian languages and cultures and offers an approach to grasping their subtleties. Authors Silver and Miller demonstrate the complexity and diversity of these language...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silver, Shirley
Otros Autores: Miller, Wick R.
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Indians > Languages > Social aspects.
Indians > Languages > Grammar, Comparative.
Anthropological linguistics > America.
Indians > Social life and customs.
Langues des Peuples autochtones > Aspect social.
Langues des Peuples autochtones > Grammaire comparée.
Ethnolinguistique > Amérique.
Peuples autochtones > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Anthropological linguistics
Indians > Languages > Grammar, Comparative
Indians > Languages > Social aspects
Indians > Social life and customs
Indianentalen.
Culturele aspecten.
Ethnolinguistique > Amérique du Nord.
America
Indianersprachen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Overview. Ch. 1. Languages and their status
  • Part II. Languages and structures. Ch. 2. Languages and structures
  • Part III. Languages and cultural domains. Ch. 3. Languages and cultural domains
  • Part IV. Languages and social domains. Ch. 4. Languages and social organization
  • Ch. 5. Performers and performances
  • Ch. 6. Fashions of speaking
  • Ch. 7. Nonverbal communication
  • Ch. 8. The written word
  • Part V. Languages in contact. Ch. 9. Multilingualism
  • Ch. 10. Lingua francas
  • Ch. 11. Language contact
  • Part VI. Languages in time and space. Ch. 12. Languages and shared histories
  • Ch. 13. The use of language as a tool for prehistory
  • Ch. 14. Spread and distribution of language families.

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