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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959909903321

Autore

Campbell Lyle

Titolo

American Indian languages : the historical linguistics of Native America / / Lyle Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

9780197721261

0197721265

9780585371610

058537161X

9781280481451

1280481455

9780198025436

0198025432

9780195349832

0195349830

9781602569232

1602569231

Edizione

[Oxford University Press paperback.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (527 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; ; 4.

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

497/.012

Soggetti

Indians - Languages

Language and languages - America - Classification

Language and languages - America - History

Anthropological linguistics - America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Campbell's project is to take stock of what is currently known about the history and classification of Native American languages and, in the process, examine the state of American Indian linguistics and the success of its various methodologies.