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Book SynopsisNowhere was the linguistic diversity of the New World more extreme than in California, where a variety of village-dwelling peoples spoke seventy-eight mutually unintelligible languages. This illustrated handbook reviews what we know about California's indigenous languages.
Trade Review"A once-in-a-hundred year work... Readable and enjoyable... A landmark in the study of native Californian languages." -- Kathryn A. Klar California Archaeology
Table of ContentsPREFACE
PHONETIC ORTHOGRAPHY
PART ONE Introduction: Defining California as a Sociolinguistic Area
1.1 Diversity
1.2 Tribelet and Language
1.3 Symbolic Function of California Languages
1.4 Languages and Migration
1.5 Multilingualism
1.6 Language Families and Phyla
PART TWO History of Study
Before Linguistics
2.1 Earliest Attestations
2.2 Jesuit Missionaries in Baja California
2.3 Franciscans in Alta California
2.4 Visitors and Collectors, 1780–1880
Linguistic Scholarship
2.5 Early Research Linguistics, 1865–1900
2.6 The Kroeber Era, 1900 to World War II
2.7 Independent Scholars, 1900–1940
2.8 Structural Linguists
2.9 The Survey of California (and Other) Indian Languages
2.10 The Contemporary Scene: Continuing Documentation and Research within and beyond the Academy
PART THREE Languages and Language Families
Algic Languages
3.1 California Algic Languages (Ritwan)
3.2 Wiyot
3.3 Yurok
Athabaskan (Na-Dene) Languages
3.4 The Pacific Coast Athabaskan Languages
3.5 Lower Columbia Athabaskan (Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai)
3.6 Oregon Athabaskan Languages
3.7 California Athabaskan Languages
Hokan Languages
3.8 The Hokan Phylum
3.9 Karuk
3.10 Chimariko
3.11 Shastan Languages
3.12 Palaihnihan Languages
3.13 Yana
3.14 Washo
3.15 Pomo Languages
3.16 Esselen
3.17 Salinan
3.18 Yuman Languages
3.19 Cochimí and the Cochimí-Yuman Relationship
3.20 Seri
Penutian Languages
3.21 The Penutian Phylum
3.22 Takelma
3.23 Klamath-Modoc
3.24 Maiduan Languages
3.25 Wintuan Languages
3.26 Yokuts
3.27 Miwok Languages
3.28 Costanoan (Ohlone) Languages
3.29 Utian
Uto-Aztecan Languages
3.30 Uto-Aztecan and Northern Uto-Aztecan
3.31 Numic Languages
3.32 Takic Languages
3.33 Tubatulabal
3.34 Giamina (Omomil)
Languages of Uncertain Affiliation
3.35 Yukian Languages
3.36 Chumash Languages
3.37 Southern Baja California Languages: Monqui, Waikuri, and Pericú
PART FOUR Typological and Areal Features: California as a Linguistic Area
Phonology
4.1 Consonants
4.2 Vowels
4.3 Pitch Accent and Tone
Grammar
4.4 Morphological Processes
4.5 Structural Patterns
4.6 Case Marking
4.7 Marking of Plurality
4.8 Stem Derivation
4.9 Switch Reference
Linguistic Culture
4.10 Numerals
4.11 Names
4.12 Diminutive and Other Expressive Symbolism
4.13 Social and Situational Varieties
4.14 Precontact Lexical Borrowing
4.15 Postcontact Lexical Borrowing
PART FIVE Linguistic Prehistory
5.1 The Oldest Stratum? Waikuri, Chumash, Yukian
5.2 Hokan
5.3 Penutian
5.4 Uto-Aztecan
5.5 Algic
5.6 Athabaskan
APPENDIX A. C. HART MERRIAM'S VOCABULARIES AND NATURAL HISTORY WORD LISTS FOR CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGES
APPENDIX B. MATERIALS ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGES IN THE PAPERS OF JOHN PEABODY HARRINGTON
APPENDIX C. PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEMS WIDELY USED IN CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGE MATERIALS
APPENDIX D. BASIC NUMERALS IN SELECTED CALIFORNIA LANGUAGES
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
