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Lexical acculturation in Native American languages

Author: Cecil H Brown
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The author of this study explores the nature of acculturation in the encounter between Europeans and Native Americans. Specifically, he examines how Native American languages adjusted to the  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Cecil H Brown
ISBN: 0195121619 9780195121612
OCLC Number: 38542693
Description: 259 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Cecil H. Brown.
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