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The Language of the Inka since the European Invasion
University of Texas Press
A synthesis of the history of Southern Peruvian Quechua since the Spanish invasion, providing insights into the nature of language change in general, into the social and historical contexts of language change, and into the cultural conditioning of linguis
Tense and Narrativity
From Medieval Performance to Modern Fiction
University of Texas Press
Fleischman brings together theory and methodology from various quarters to shed important new light on the linguistic structure of narrative, a primary and universal device for translating our experiences into language.
Amazonian Linguistics
Studies in Lowland South American Languages
Edited by Doris L. Payne
University of Texas Press
Nineteen essays on lowland South American languages.
The Language Parallax
Linguistic Relativism and Poetic Indeterminacy
University of Texas Press
Paul Friedrich's The Language Parallax argues persuasively that the "locus and focus" of differences among languages lies not so much in practical or rational aspects as in the complexity and richness of more poetic dimensions—in the nuances of words, or
South American Indian Languages
Retrospect and Prospect
Edited by Harriet E. Manelis Klein and Louisa R. Stark
University of Texas Press
This collection of twenty-two essays from fifteen well-known scholars presents linguistic research on the indigenous languages of South America, surveying past research, providing data and analysis gathered from past and current research, and suggesting p
Black Street Speech
Its History, Structure, and Survival
By John Baugh
University of Texas Press
The history, linguistic structure, and survival within white society of black street speech, based on a long-term study of adult speakers.
A Grammar of Mam, A Mayan Language
University of Texas Press
The first full-length reference grammar of Mam, a Mayan language spoken today in the western highlands of Guatemala and the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
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