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Nowhere was the linguistic diversity of the New World more extreme than in California, where an extraordinary variety of
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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
PHONETIC ORTHOGRAPHY......Page 13
1.1 Diversity......Page 15
1.2 Tribelet and Language......Page 16
1.3 Symbolic Function of California Languages......Page 18
1.4 Languages and Migration......Page 19
1.5 Multilingualism......Page 20
1.6 Language Families and Phyla......Page 22
PART TWO: History of Study......Page 25
2.2 Jesuit Missionaries in Baja California......Page 26
2.3 Franciscans in Alta California......Page 28
2.4 Visitors and Collectors, 1780–1880......Page 36
2.5 Early Research Linguistics, 1865–1900......Page 46
2.6 The Kroeber Era, 1900 to World War II......Page 49
2.7 Independent Scholars, 1900–1940......Page 56
2.8 Structural Linguists......Page 63
2.9 The Survey of California (and Other) Indian Languages......Page 67
2.10 The Contemporary Scene: Continuing Documentation and Research within and beyond the Academy......Page 72
3.1 California Algic Languages (Ritwan)......Page 75
3.2 Wiyot......Page 76
3.3 Yurok......Page 79
3.4 The Pacific Coast Athabaskan Languages......Page 82
3.5 Lower Columbia Athabaskan (Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai)......Page 83
3.6 Oregon Athabaskan Languages......Page 84
3.7 California Athabaskan Languages......Page 90
3.8 The Hokan Phylum......Page 96
3.9 Karuk......Page 98
3.10 Chimariko......Page 101
3.11 Shastan Languages......Page 104
3.12 Palaihnihan Languages......Page 109
3.13 Yana......Page 114
3.14 Washo......Page 116
3.15 Pomo Languages......Page 119
3.16 Esselen......Page 126
3.17 Salinan......Page 128
3.18 Yuman Languages......Page 131
3.19 Cochimí and the Cochimí-Yuman Relationship......Page 139
3.20 Seri......Page 140
3.21 The Penutian Phylum......Page 142
3.22 Takelma......Page 144
3.23 Klamath-Modoc......Page 147
3.24 Maiduan Languages......Page 150
3.25 Wintuan Languages......Page 154
3.26 Yokuts......Page 161
3.27 Miwok Languages......Page 170
3.28 Costanoan (Ohlone) Languages......Page 176
3.29 Utian......Page 182
3.30 Uto-Aztecan and Northern Uto-Aztecan......Page 183
3.31 Numic Languages......Page 184
3.32 Takic Languages......Page 192
3.33 Tubatulabal......Page 199
3.34 Giamina (Omomil)......Page 201
3.35 Yukian Languages......Page 202
3.36 Chumash Languages......Page 208
3.37 Southern Baja California Languages: Monqui, Waikuri, and Pericú......Page 214
PART FOUR: Typological and Areal Features: California as a Linguistic Area......Page 217
4.1 Consonants......Page 218
4.2 Vowels......Page 221
4.4 Morphological Processes......Page 223
4.5 Structural Patterns......Page 224
4.6 Case Marking......Page 225
4.7 Marking of Plurality......Page 227
4.8 Stem Derivation......Page 229
4.10 Numerals......Page 232
4.11 Names......Page 234
4.12 Diminutive and Other Expressive Symbolism......Page 237
4.13 Social and Situational Varieties......Page 240
4.14 Precontact Lexical Borrowing......Page 241
4.15 Postcontact Lexical Borrowing......Page 244
5.1 The Oldest Stratum? Waikuri, Chumash, Yukian......Page 253
5.2 Hokan......Page 256
5.3 Penutian......Page 263
5.4 Uto-Aztecan......Page 268
5.5 Algic......Page 270
5.6 Athabaskan......Page 271
APPENDIX A. C. HART MERRIAM’S VOCABULARIES AND NATURAL HISTORY WORD LISTS FOR CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGES......Page 273
APPENDIX B. MATERIALS ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGES IN THE PAPERS OF JOHN PEABODY HARRINGTON......Page 287
APPENDIX C. PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEMS WIDELY USED IN CALIFORNIA INDIAN LANGUAGE MATERIALS......Page 297
APPENDIX D. BASIC NUMERALS IN SELECTED CALIFORNIA LANGUAGES......Page 301
NOTES......Page 309
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 337
B......Page 385
D......Page 386
H......Page 387
K......Page 388
M......Page 389
P......Page 390
S......Page 391
T......Page 392
Y......Page 393
Z......Page 394
