Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5: Linguistics by Robert Wauchope (E

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A summary of work accomplished since the Spanish conquest in the contemporary description and historical reconstruction of the indigenous languages and language families of Mexico and Central America.

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This volume, the fifth in the Handbook of Middle American Indians, presents a summary of work accomplished since the Spanish conquest in the contemporary description and historical reconstruction of the indigenous languages and language families of Mexico and Central America.The essays include the following: "Inventory of Descriptive Materials" by William Bright; "Inventory of Classificatory Materials" by Maria Teresa Fernandez de Miranda, "Lexicostatistic Classification" by Morris Swadesh, "Systemic Comparison and Reconstruction" by Robert Longacre, and "Environmental Correlational Studies" by Sarah C. Gudschinsky.Sketches of Classical Nahuatl by Stanley Newman, Classical Yucatec Maya by Norman A. McQuown, and Classical Quiche by Munro S. Edmonson provide working tools for tackling the voluminous early postconquest texts in these languages of late preconquest empires (Aztec, Maya, Quiche). Further sketches of Sierra Popoluca by Benjamin F. Elson, of Isthmus Zapotec by Velma B. Pickett, of Huautla de Jimenez Mazatec by Eunice V. Pike, of Jiliapan Pame by Leonardo Manrique C., and of Huamelultec Chontal by Viola Waterhouse-together with those of Nahuatl, Maya, and Quiche-provide not only descriptive outlines of as many different linguistic structures but also linguistic representatives of seven structurally different families of Middle American languages. Miguel Leon-Portilla presents an outline of the relations between language and the culture of which it is a part and provides examples of some of these relations as revealed by contemporary research in indigenous Middle America.The volume editor, Norman A. McQuown (1914-2005), was Professor of Anthropology at The University of Chicago. He formerly taught at Hunter College and served with the Mexican Department of Indian Affairs. He carried out fieldwork with Totonac, Huastec, Tzeltal-Tzotzil, Mame, and other tribes. The Handbook of Middle American Indians was assembled and edited at the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University with the assistance of grants from the National Science Foundation and under the sponsorship of the National Research Council Committee on Latin American Anthropology.

Author Biography

Robert Wauchope (1909–1979) was the director of the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University.

Table of Contents

1. History of Studies in Middle American Linguistics (Norman A. McQuown) 2. Inventory of Descriptive Materials (William Bright) 3. Inventory of Classificatory Materials (María Teresa Fernández de Miranda) 4. Lexicostatistic Classification (Morris Swadesh) 5. Systemic Comparison and Reconstruction (Robert Longacre) 6. Environmental Correlational Studies (Sarah C. Gudschinsky) 7. Type Linguistic Descriptions A. Classical Nahuatl (Stanley Newman) B. Classical Yucatec (Maya) (Norman A. McQuown) C. Classical Quiche (Munro S. Edmonson) D. Sierra Popoluca (Benjamin F. Elson) E. Isthmus Zapotec (Velma B. Pickett) F. Huautla de Jiménez Mazatec (Eunice V. Pike) G. Jiliapan Pame (Leonardo Manrique C.) H. Huamelultec Chontal (Viola Waterhouse) 8. Language-in-Culture Studies (Miguel León-Portilla) References

Long Description

This volume, the fifth in the Handbook of Middle American Indians, presents a summary of work accomplished since the Spanish conquest in the contemporary description and historical reconstruction of the indigenous languages and language families of Mexico and Central America. The essays include the following: "Inventory of Descriptive Materials" by William Bright; "Inventory of Classificatory Materials" by Maria Teresa Fern

Details ISBN1477306633 Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 1477306633 ISBN-13 9781477306635 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title HANDBK OF MIDDLE AMER INDIANS DEWEY 970.42 Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle Linguistics Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Edited by Norman A. McQuown Year 1968 Publication Date 1968-01-01 AU Release Date 1968-01-01 NZ Release Date 1968-01-01 US Release Date 1968-01-01 Author Norman A. McQuown UK Release Date 1968-01-01 Birth 1962 Affiliation Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Hawaii USA Position Graduate Student Qualifications M.D. Pages 412 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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