A prehistory of western North America: the impact of Uto-Aztecan languages

"This book offers a new approach to the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory. The author shows how a well-studied language family--in this case Uto-Aztecan--can be used as an instrument for reconstructing prehistory. The main focus of Shaul's work is the mapping of Uto-Aztecan....

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Main Author: Shaul, David Leedom 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque Univ. of New Mexico Press 2014
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Summary:"This book offers a new approach to the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory. The author shows how a well-studied language family--in this case Uto-Aztecan--can be used as an instrument for reconstructing prehistory. The main focus of Shaul's work is the mapping of Uto-Aztecan. By presenting various models of Uto-Aztecan prehistory, by assessing multiple models simultaneously, and by guiding readers through areas where the evidence is not so clear, Shaul helps nonspecialists develop the tools needed for evaluating various historical linguistics models themselves. He evaluates both archaeological and genetic evidence as well, placing it carefully alongside the linguistic evidence he knows best. Shaul's thorough treatment provides many new avenues for future research on the historical anthropology of western North America"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Who's chasing the Uto-Aztecans? -- Meet the Uto-Aztecan language family -- The linguistic artifact : toward a prehistoric sociolinguistics -- "Numic spread sure goes good with whitey bread" -- The American Southwest and Uto-Aztecan -- Southern Arizona, the Tepiman Corridor, and Mesoamerica -- Old California Uto-Aztecan -- Uto-Aztecan and the spread of corn agriculture -- Can proto-Uto-Aztecan culture be reconstructed? -- A rejoinder : comparative Tepiman mythology and beyond -- Chasing the Uto-Aztecans : a model of Uto-Aztecan prehistory -- Prehistoric sociolinguistics -- Appendix: Transcription conventions and phonetics
Physical Description:XVIII, 377 S. Ill., Kt. . 24 cm

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