36.987, Books: Linguistic Families of California: Dixon and Kroeber (2025)

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Date: 20-Mar-2025
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: Linguistic Families of California: Dixon and Kroeber (2025)


Title: Linguistic Families of California
Series Title: LINCOM Americana 36
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Lincom GmbH
           https://lincom-shop.eu/
Book URL:
https://lincom-shop.eu/epages/57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d/Products/%22ISBN%209783969392416%22

Author(s): Roland B. Dixon & A. L. Kroeber

ISBN 9783969392416 (paperback), 17x24 cm, 78pp., EUR 58.80.

Abstract:

Twenty-one linguistic families are counted in California. The authors
conducted a vocabulary study to examine and structure these families
in more detail. About two hundred and twenty-five English words were
selected and compared with the known native equivalents to determine
all similarities. Soon some similarities between almost all twenty-one
tribes became apparent, and as the comparative vocabulary was
completed, the number of similarities had become considerable. One
group contained the interrelationships of Karok, Shasta, Chimariko,
Yana, and Porno; the other of Wintun, Maidu, Miwok, Costanoan and
Yokuts. Seven larger families were set up: Penutian, Hokan, Algonkin,
Athabascan, Uto-Aztekan, Yukian and Lutuamian.
The main part of this work is concerned with the study of their
material from the five tribes called Penutian. The introduction
clarifies the connection between the Penutian results and the work
done in the past. The historical nature of this review may suggest
that the authors proceeded hesitantly and step by step (adapted from
the Introduction, Re-edition. Originally published 1919).
Contents: Map of families of native languages in California.
Historical Introduction. The Penutian family (Cognate stems, changes
other than sound shifts, sound equivalences, accent, suffixes,
morphology, geographical organization, historical interrelations).
Other families as Hokan and “Iskoman”, Washo, “Ritwan”, Athabascan,
Shoshonean, Yukian.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation

Written In: English (eng)



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