Clues to Lower Mississippi Valley Histories Language, Archaeology, and Ethnography

Informationen zum Autor David V. Kaufman is an independent researcher and scholar focusing on indigenous language documentation, revitalization, and language contact.    Klappentext David V. Kaufman¿is an independent researcher and scholar focusing on indigenous language documentation,¿revitalization, and language contact.¿ ¿ Zusammenfassung Offers a stunning relational analysis of social, cultural, and linguistic change in the Lower Mississippi Valley from 500 to 1700. David Kaufman charts how linguistic evidence aids the understanding of earlier cultural and social patterns, traces the diaspora of indigenous peoples, and uncovers instances of human migration. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction List of Abbreviations Part 1. Geography, Archaeology, Peoples, and Languages 1. Geography and Environment 2. Archaeology and History 3. Peoples, Migrations, and Languages Part 2. Language Contact 4. Language Contact 5. Phonetic and Phonological Features 6. Morphological Features 7. Word Borrowings and Calques Conclusion Appendix: Sample Texts from the LMV Notes References Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David V Kaufman, David V. Kaufman
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2019
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia
• EAN: 9781496209979
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-0997-9
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Categorie: Mississippi; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte; Historische und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft