{"product_id":"the-amazonian-languages-hardback-9780521570213","title":"The Amazonian Languages (Hardback) 9780521570213","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Amazonian Languages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn overview of one of the richest and most complex linguistic regions in the world, the Amazon Basin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. M. W. Dixon (Edited by), Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521570213, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 September 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages, 14 maps  120 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 3.5 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e...\"a useful, comprehensive linguistic anthology for the Amazonian region\"   Notes on Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Amazon Basin is arguably both one of the least-known and the most complex linguistic regions in the world. It is the home of some 300 languages belonging to around twenty language families, plus more than a dozen genetic isolates, and many of these languages (often incompletely documented and mostly endangered) show properties that constitute exceptions to received ideas about linguistic universals. This book provides an overview in a single volume of this rich and exciting linguistic area. The editors and contributors have sought to make their descriptions as clear and accessible as possible, in order to provide a basis for further research on the structural characteristics of Amazonian languages and their genetic and areal relationships, as well as a point of entry to important cross-linguistic data for the wider constituency of theoretical linguists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Conventions followed\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald\u003cbr\u003e 2. Carib Desmond C. Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Arawak language family Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tupí Aryon D. Rodrigues\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tupí-Guaraní Cheryl Jensen\u003cbr\u003e 6. Macro-Jê Aryon D. Rodrigues\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tucano Janet Barnes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pano Eugene E. Loos\u003cbr\u003e 9. Makú Silvana and Valteir Martins\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nambiquara Ivan Lowe\u003cbr\u003e 11. Arawá R. M. W. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e 12. Small language families and isolates in Peru Mary Ruth Wise\u003cbr\u003e 13. Other small families and isolates Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R. M. W. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e 14. Areal diffusion and language contact in the Içana-Vaupés basin, north-west Amazonia Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Upper Xingu as an incipient linguistic area Lucy Seki\u003cbr\u003e Index of authors\u003cbr\u003e Index of languages and language families\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003088458008,"sku":"9780521570213","price":172.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521570213i_4a9d4ec2-56ea-460b-9e4a-c2ed93778f51.jpg?v=1691369892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-amazonian-languages-hardback-9780521570213","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}