Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cecil H. Brown , Kent G. Lightfoot , Nancy J. Turner , Dana LepofskyPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic ISBN: 9781666915105ISBN 10: 1666915106 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 15 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Comparative Approaches in Historical Linguistics Chapter 2: Evaluation of Aleut-Utian Comparative Evidence Chapter 3: Structural Similarity of Aleut and Utian Chapter 4: Mitochondrial DNA Evidence Chapter 5: Other Relationship Proposals for Aleut and Utian Chapter 6: Along the Way to San Francisco Bay: Loanwords Chapter 7: Ethnobiological Setting Chapter 8: Archaeological Perspective Chapter 9: Culture History Reconstruction Chapter 10: Contributions, Controversies, and Continuing Study Coda Bibliography Index About the AuthorsReviews"""This is bold work that challenges a number of orthodoxies in the historical linguistics and anthropology of the Americas using an innovative, inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the connections between ancient populations. By rejecting parochial assumptions about the localism of Indigenous cultures, it is sure to re-ignite debates about the linguistic relations between the First Peoples of Western North America and long-distance migration and dispersion of linguistic groups."" --David Beck, University of Alberta ""This work introduces a striking new theory: the Utian languages of California--Miwok and the coastal languages in the ""Costanoan"" group--are related not to other Californian languages, but to Aleut. Aleut, in turn, is related not to the Inuit-Yuit languages (""Eskimoan"") but to the Utian. The many similarities of these languages to their neighbors in California and Alaska is due to borrowing, not common origin. The Utians (or Proto-Utians) would have voyaged down the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to California, with stops identifiable by loanwords in coastal languages in British Columbia and Washington. Other language-user migrations are suggested as parallels. The reconstruction of possible migrations is another major contribution. This is an exciting and challenging work. It is supported by a wide range of meticulously collected and analyzed data. It is convincingly argued. The authors are experts in the linguistics and archaeology of the regions. The book presents a formidable challenge to conventional knowledge of North American and Siberian linguistics. Scholars will be debating its rich store of innovative ideas for a long time to come."" --Eugene Anderson, University of California, Riverside" Author InformationCecil H. Brown is distinguished research professor emeritus of anthropology and linguistics at Northern Illinois University. Kent G. Lightfoot is distinguished professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Nancy J. Turner is a distinguished professor emerita in environmental studies, University of Victoria. Dana Lepofsky is professor of archeology at Simon Fraser University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
