Linguistics and archaeology in the Americas : the historization of language and society /

This book offers a state of the art overview of current linguistic and archaeological research from the Caribbean and Meso America, through Amazonia and the Andes to Argentina, ranging from historical comparative through descriptive and socio-linguistics to new discoveries in archaeological research...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Carlin, Eithne, Kerke, Simon van de
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Spanish
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010
Series:Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 2.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This book offers a state of the art overview of current linguistic and archaeological research from the Caribbean and Meso America, through Amazonia and the Andes to Argentina, ranging from historical comparative through descriptive and socio-linguistics to new discoveries in archaeological research.
Item Description:"This book has been written by a select group of leading international scholars of Amerindian studies in honour of Professor Willem Adelaar on the occasion of his 60th birthday in 2008"--Preface.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789047427087
9047427084
1283851792
9781283851794
Language:Articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.