Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names

Informationen zum Autor William A. Read was a pioneer in the study of American Indian languages, especially those spoken in the southeastern states. He made the study of Indian place names a particular specialty. Patricia Riles Wickman is former Senior Curator for the State of Florida and author of Osceola's Legacy and The Tree That Bends. Klappentext A compendium of Indian-derived names from the three languages of the Muskhogean family--Seminole, Hitchiti, and Choctaw. Zusammenfassung A companion ? Indian Place Names in Alabama?! this long out-of-print guide offers a new introduction from Patricia Wickman in which she provides current understandings of Seminole language and derivations and a brief analysis of Read's contribution to the preservation of the Native linguistic record.

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William A. Read was a pioneer in the study of American Indian languages, especially those spoken in the southeastern states. He made the study of Indian place names a particular specialty. Patricia Riles Wickman is former Senior Curator for the State of Florida and author of Osceola's Legacy and The Tree That Bends.

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• Autori: William A Read, William A. Read, William Alexander Read, William Alexander/ Wickman Read
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9780817350710
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5071-0
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Alabama Fire Ant; Fire Ant Books; Alabama Fire Ant
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Viaggi > Guide turistiche > Nordamerica e America Centrale