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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.

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

Handbook of Middle American Indians Volume 5

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/1968
      ISBN13: 9781477306635, 978-1477306635
      ISBN10: 1477306633
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      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

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