Publication

2014 - University of New Mexico Press

Language

English

Word Count

100,000 words, Guess

Page Count

400 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780826354808
  • ISBN-100826354807
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014001247
  • OCLC Control Number864411199
  • Better World Books9780826354808
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPM4479.S53 2014
  • LCCPM4479 .S53 2014

Description

"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"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Prehistory of Western North America: The Impact of Uto-Aztecan LanguagesUniversity of New Mexico Press2014-01-01

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