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A History of the Study of the Indigenous Languages of North America
Marcin Kilarski
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 129] 2021
► pp. 9–86

Chapter 2
The languages of North America

An overview

Article outline
  • 2.1Introduction
  • 2.2Genetic and areal overview
    • 2.2.1Introduction
    • 2.2.2Algonquian languages
    • 2.2.3Iroquoian languages
    • 2.2.4Eskimo-Aleut languages
    • 2.2.5Loss of the languages: Its causes and implications
  • 2.3Overview of structural characteristics
    • 2.3.1Introduction
    • 2.3.2Sound systems
    • 2.3.3Word and sentence structure
      • 2.3.3.1Polysynthesis
      • 2.3.3.2Noun incorporation
    • 2.3.4Gender
    • 2.3.5Classifiers
  • 2.4Concluding observations
  • Notes