An edition of United States Exploring Expedition: Ethnography and philology (1846)

United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.

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An edition of United States Exploring Expedition: Ethnography and philology (1846)

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Ethnography of Australian Aborigines; investigation of languages; comparative word list (33 items) of 9 languages of N.S.W.; phonology of Australian languages; comparative grammars of Awabakal (called Kamilaroi in error); obtained from Threlkeld and Wiradurei (from Rev. William Watson); morphology, vocabulary, sentence material.

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Lea and Blanchard
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Subjects
Ethnology, Ethnography, Linguistics, Languages, Pacific Area Languages, Oceanic languages, Melanesian languages, Polynesian languages, Australian languages, Chinook jargon, Migrations, North American Indian Languages, United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), Scientific expeditions, Indians of North America, Indiens, Ethnologie, Chinook (Jargon), Langues, Pacific Islanders, Human beings
People
Horatio Hale (1817-1896), Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), Joseph Drayton (ill.), Alfred T. Agate (1812-1846) (ill.), Indians of North America, Melanesians, Polynesians
Places
Pacific Ocean, Oceania, Océanie, Pacific Area, Antarctica, Australia, Northwest Coast of North America, Pacific Coast (United States and Canada), Pacific Coast (North America), Côte du Pacifique (États-Unis et Canada), Amérique du Nord
Times
1838-1842, 19th century

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Ethnography and philology
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Ethnography and philology
1983, Lea and Blanchard
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Ethnography and philology
1983, Lea and Blanchard
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United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.: Ethnography and philology
1968, Gregg Press
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Cover of: United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.
United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.: Ethnography and philology
1968, Gregg Press
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United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.: Ethnography and philology
1846, Lea and Blanchard
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Table of Contents

Ethnographical part: Oceanica.
Migrations of the oceanic tribes.
Northwestern America
Philological part: Comparative grammar of the Polynesian dialects.
Essay at a lexicon of the Polynesian language.
English and Polynesian vocabulary.
Dialect of Fakaafo and Vaitupu.
Grammar of the Vitian language.
Vitian dictionary.
Vocabulary of the dialect of Tobi.
Vocabulary of the dialect of Mille.
Outlines of a grammar of the Tarawan language.
Vocabulary of the Tarawan language.
Notes on the language of Rotuma.
The languages of Australia.
The languages of Northwestern America: Synopsis and vocabularies.
The "jargon" or trade-language of Oregon.
Patagonia.
Southern Africa

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references. Tables.

Edition of 150 unofficial copies. Cf. Bibliographic Note: The Publications of The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1844-1874 (pdf) by Leslie K. Overstreet.

Haskell 20.

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Philadelphia, PA
Series
United States Exploring Expedition, Scientific volumes, Vol. 6
Other Titles
Half title: United States exploring expedition.

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Hardcover
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xii, 666 p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) :
Number of pages
666
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34 x x centimeters

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OL14647285M
National Library of Australia
2407456

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