South American Indian Languages: Retrospect and Prospect (Texas Linguistics Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292737327 ISBN 13: 9780292737327

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1985

Synopsis

This collection of twenty-two essays from fifteen well-known scholars, originally published in 1985, presents linguistic research on the indigenous languages of South America, surveying past research, providing data and analysis gathered from past and current research, and suggesting prospects for future investigation.

About this title

Review:

"Many grammars and/or dictionaries of heretofore undescribed languages have recently become available, and advances have been made in the understanding of the linguistic history of various families and regions of South America. This volume makes a truly important contribution in assessing this work and making it more accessible.... this is an excellent and important book which will undoubtedly remain a basic reference on South American linguistics for years to come." * SLAA Newsletter *

About the Author:

Harriet E. Manelis Klein is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Louisa R. Stark was Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University in Tempe.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0292737327
• ISBN 13: 9780292737327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 870
• Editor: Klein Harriet E. Manelis, Stark Louisa R.