Introduction to Handbook of American Indian Languages and Indian Linguistic Families of America North of Mexico Contributor(s): Boas, Franz (Author), Powell, J. W. (Author), Holder, Preston (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 149620154X ISBN-13: 9781496201546 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Native American Languages |
Dewey: 497 |
LCCN: 2017945570 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.63 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
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Publisher Description:
As Michael Silverstein discusses in his introduction to this new edition, the two foundational essays presented here are culminating moments in the scholarly history of North American indigenous peoples' languages and cultures. Franz Boas's "Introduction" essay (1911) initiates readers into the collection of grammatical sketches contained in the multiple volumes of the Handbook of American Indian Languages, underscoring critical issues of language in human cognition and its role in sociocultural variation. Franz Boas (1858-1942) is indigenous North America's most significant non-Native anthropologist. J. W. Powell (1834-1902) was the first director of the Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and a strong supporter of linguistic research. Michael Silverstein is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, of Linguistics, and of Psychology at the University of Chicago. Among many publications in Native American studies are his chapters in several volumes of the Handbook of North American Indians of the Smithsonian Institution. |