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Lexical acculturation in Native American languages

Title
Lexical acculturation in Native American languages / Cecil H. Brown.
Author
Brown, Cecil H., 1944-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Description
259 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 20 ^A1194123 ^A1194123
Uniform Title
Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 20.
Subject
  • Indians > Languages > Lexicology, Historical
  • Languages in contact > North America > History
  • Languages, Mixed > History
  • Indians > Cultural assimilation
  • Languages, Mixed > North America > History
  • 18.91 American Indian languages
  • Indians > Cultural assimilation
  • Languages in contact
  • Languages, Mixed
  • Lexikologie
  • Sprachkontakt
  • Akkulturation
  • Historische Lexikologie
  • Indianersprachen
  • Sprachmischung
  • Wortschatz
  • Indianentalen
  • Acculturatie
  • Neologismen
  • Langues en contact > Amérique du Nord
  • Langues indiennes > Amérique du Nord
  • Indiens > Acculturation > Amérique du Nord
  • North America
  • Amerika
  • Indianersprachen
Genre/Form
  • Electronic books.
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-238) and indexes.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Nomenclature -- 4. Lexical Universals -- 5. Lexical Borrowability -- 6. Regional Patterns and Bilingualism -- 7. Lexical Replacement -- 8. Native Term Diffusion -- 9. European Loan Diffusion -- 10. Loan Shift: A Brief Case Study -- 11. Postcontact Linguistic Areas -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Statistical Reports on Individual Items of Acculturation -- Appendix B. Lexical Sources and Other Information for 292 Language Cases.
ISBN
  • 0195121619
  • 9780195121612
LCCN
98013835
OCLC
  • ocm38542693
  • 38542693
  • SCSB-569815
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library