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A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl discovers stark truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life.
Lonely Planet's Quechua Phrasebook is your passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Quechua phrases and vocabulary for all... Læs mere
Cupeno exhibits many typological features, including split ergativity, that require linguists to revise our understanding of the development of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages in... Læs mere
Central Hill Nisenan was spoken in the hills northeast of Sacramento, California, but like many other California languages, it is no longer spoken. This monograph includes texts recorded by the late Richard Smith, a brief description of the language and a short word list.
Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native... Læs mere
Many indigenous American languages face imminent extinction, and the dictionary, often the only written documentation of these... Læs mere
This volume describes aspects of word- and sentence-formation in Nuuchahnulth (formerly known as Nootka), a language spoken on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Aspects included are polysynthetic word formation, word classes, and clause structure.
Represents a reconstruction of Proto-Wintun, the parent language of a group of California Indian languages. This volume includes a grammatical sketch of Proto-Wintun, cognate sets with... Læs mere
A collection of 31 articles (dedicated to Margaret Langdon) represents the multitude of approaches to Native American languages taken by linguists.
Examining contemporary poetry by way of ethnicity and gender, this book tracks the Renaissance invention of the Wild Man and... Læs mere
Documents the contributions of Native Americans to the notion of American nationhood and to concepts of American identity at a... Læs mere