The native languages of South America : origins, development, typology / edited by Loretta O'Connor and Pieter Muysken. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : University Printing House ; (c)2014. New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Human migrations, dispersals, and contacts in South America / Basic vocabulary comparison in South American languages / Structural features and language contact in the Isthmo-Colombian area / The Andean foothills and adjacent Amazonian fringe / The Andean matrix / The Arawakan matrix / The Tupian expansion / Language internal and external factors in the development of the desiderative in South American indigenous languages / Verbal argument marking patterns in South American languages / The noun phrase: focus on demonstratives, redrawing the semantic map / Subordination strategies in South America: nominalization / The languages of South America: deep families, areal relationships, and language contact / Loretta O'Connor and Vishnupriya Kolipakam -- Harald Hammarstrom -- Loretta O'Connor -- Rik van Gijn -- Simon van de Kerke and Pieter Muysken -- Love Eriksen and Swintha Danielsen -- Love Eriksen and Ana Vilacy Galucio -- Neele Mueller -- Joshua Birchall -- Olga Krasnoukhova -- Rik van Gijn -- Joshua Birchall, Swintha Danielsen, Love Eriksen, Ana Vilacy Galucio, Rik van Gijn, Harald Hammarstrom, Simon van de Kerke, Vishnupraya Kolipakam, Olga Krasnoukhova, Pieter Muysken, Neele Muller, Loretta O'Connor.



9781139871044


Indians of South America--Languages--History.


Electronic Books.

PM5009 / .N385 2014