The Indigenous Languages of South America : : A Comprehensive Guide / / ed. by Verónica Grondona, Lyle Campbell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Adelaar, Willem F. H.,; Adelaar, Willem F.H.,; Campbell, Lyle,; Constenla Umaña, Adolfo,; Crevels, Mily,; Dall’Igna Rodrigues, Aryon,; Demolin, Didier,; Gildea, Spike,; Grondona, Verónica,; Muysken, Pieter,; Storto, Luciana R.,; Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, Ana,
• HerausgeberIn: Campbell, Lyle,; Grondona, Verónica,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: The World of Linguistics [WOL] ; 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (750 p.)
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110258035; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110288995; 9783110288902; 9783110288896
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110258035
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Verónica Grondona, Lyle Campbell.

The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide is a thorough guide to the indigenous languages of this part of the world. With more than a third of the linguistic diversity of the world (in terms of language families and isolates), South American languages contribute new findings in most areas of linguistics. Though formerly one of the linguistically least known areas of the world, extensive descriptive and historical linguistic research in recent years has expanded knowledge greatly. These advances are represented in this volume in indepth treatments by the foremost scholars in the field, with chapters on the history of investigation, language classification, language endangerment, language contact, typology, phonology and phonetics, and on major language families and regions of South America.