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The Languages of the Andes 1 edition

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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 linguistic diversity results from a complex historical background, comprising periods of greater communication between different peoples and languages, and periods of fragmentation and individual development. The Languages of the Andes documents in a single volume the indigenous languages spoken and formerly spoken in this linguistically rich region, as well as in adjacent areas. Grouping the languages into different cultural spheres, it describes their characteristics in terms of language typology, language contact, and the social perspectives of present-day languages. The authors provide both historical and contemporary information, and illustrate the languages with detailed grammatical sketches. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be a valuable source for students and scholars of linguistics and anthropology alike.

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The Languages of the Andes

Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press in Cambridge, UK .
Written in English.

Table of Contents

List of tables
List of maps
Preface
Orthographic conventions
List of 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.

Edition Notes

Series
Cambridge Language Surveys
Copyright Date
2004

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22588097M
ISBN 10
052136275X
Library Thing
106728
Goodreads
2027943

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