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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

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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.

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Amazonian Linguistics

Studies in Lowland South American Languages

Edited by Doris L. Payne
University of Texas Press

Nineteen essays on lowland South American languages.

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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

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South American Indian Languages

Retrospect and Prospect

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

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Black Street Speech

Its History, Structure, and Survival

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.

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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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