The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide (The World of Linguistics Book 2)

Preface Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Historical overview: Descriptive and comparative research on South American Indian languages Willem F. H. Adelaar ............................. 1 Classification of the indigenous languages of South America Lyle Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking Mily Crevels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Contacts between indigenous languages in South America Pieter Muysken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Typological characteristics of South American indigenous languages Lyle Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 The phonetics and phonology of South American languages Luciana R. Storto and Didier Demolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Chibchan languages Adolfo Constenla Umaña . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Linguistic studies in the Cariban family Spike Gildea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Tupían Aryon Dall’Igna Rodrigues and Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral . . . . 495 Languages of the Middle Andes in areal-typological perspective. Emphasis on Quechuan and Aymaran Willem F. H. Adelaar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Languages of the Chaco and Southern Cone Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669 The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide is a thorough guide to the indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new findings in most areas of linguistics. Though formerly one of the linguistically least known areas of the world, extensive descriptive and historical linguistic research in recent years has expanded knowledge greatly. These advances are represented in this volume in indepth treatments by the foremost scholars in the field, with chapters on the history of investigation, language classification, language endangerment, language contact, typology, phonology and phonetics, and on major language families and regions of South America. The Indigenous Languages of South America, edited by Lyle Campbell and Verónica Grondona, is a thorough guide to the indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new findings in most areas of linguistics. Though formerly one of the linguistically least known areas of the world, extensive descriptive and historical linguistic research in recent years has expanded knowledge greatly. These advances are represented in this volume in indepth treatments by the foremost scholars in the field, with chapters on the history of investigation, language classification, language endangerment, language contact, typology, phonology and phonetics, and on major language families and regions of South America "The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide is a thorough guide to the Indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new findings in most areas of linguistics. Though formerly one of the linguistically least known areas of the world, extensive descriptive and historical linguistic research in recent years has expanded knowledge greatly. These advances are represented in this volume in indepth treatments by the foremost scholars in the field, with chapters on the history of investigation, language classification, language endangerment, language contact, typology, phonology and phonetics, and on major language families and regions of South America"--Provided by publisher