| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 718 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Cambridge language surveys |
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Cambridge language surveys.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Maps; Preface; Orthographic Conventions; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Chibcha Sphere; 3 The Inca Sphere; 4 The languages of the eastern slopes; 5 The Araucanian Sphere; 6 The languages of Tierra del Fuego; 7 The Spanish presence; Appendix Inventory of languages and language families of the Andean region; References; Author Index; Index of Languages and Ethnic Groups; Subject Index |
| Summary |
The Andean and Pacific regions of South America are home to a remarkable variety of languages and language families, with a range of typological differences. This is the first book to document the region's indigenous languages in a single volume, providing both historical and contemporary information and detailed grammatical sketches |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-680) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Indians of South America -- Andes Region -- Languages.
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South America -- Languages.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Muysken, Pieter.
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| LC no. |
2003055815 |
| ISBN |
0511210507 |
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0511212275 |
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0511215878 (electronic bk.) |
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0511486855 (electronic bk.) |
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052136275X (hardback) |
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6610516227 |
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9780511210501 |
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9780511212277 |
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9780511215872 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511486852 (electronic bk.) |
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9780521362757 (hardback) |
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9786610516223 |
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(hardback) |
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