The Languages of the Andes

Informationen zum Autor Willem Adelaar is Professor of Amerindian languages and cultures at Leiden University. Klappentext Documents the diverse range of languages in the Andean and Pacific regions of South America. Zusammenfassung 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 book documents the region's indigenous languages in a single volume! providing both historical and contemporary information and detailed grammatical sketches. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Autorentext
Willem Adelaar is Professor of Amerindian languages and cultures at Leiden University.

Klappentext
Documents the diverse range of languages in the Andean and Pacific regions of South America.

Zusammenfassung
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 book documents the region's indigenous languages in a single volume, providing both historical and contemporary information and detailed grammatical sketches.

Inhalt
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.

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