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Voegelin, C.F.; Voegelin, F.M. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1965
This volume of the Languages of the World Series contains: "(1.5) Unified List of American Indian Languages aboriginal to Latin America" (pages 1-120), and "(1.6) Classification of American Indian languages" (North, Central, and South America, pages 121-50). For each language, language family, or other group, information is…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Dialects, Language Classification
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Cadora, Frederic J. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1976
This study assesses and characterizes lexical relationships among the major urban Syro-Lebanese varieties of Arabic. To achieve this quantitative analysis of degrees of similarity or differentiation, an analytical procedure based on lexical compatibility was developed. Secondarily, a classification of these varieties is presented as a by-product…
Descriptors: Arabic, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, Language Classification
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Miller, Jay – Anthropological Linguistics, 1975
This article discusses the species designation and taxonomies of Delaware and Algonkian and presents eight classifications of taxa by form, habitat, color, movement, sound, use, relationship, and appearance. Relevant research is also reviewed. (CLK)
Descriptors: Acoustics, American Indian Languages, Classification, Color
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Hancock, Ian F. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1975
Explores the possible origins of Malacca Creole Portuguese, and compares and contrasts Papia Kristang with other related creoles. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, Indonesian Languages
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Hodge, Carleton T. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1975
Discusses the study of Lisramic, a phylum of six presumably related language groups: Semitic, Egyptian, Cushitic, Omotic, Berber, and Chadic. (AM)
Descriptors: Afro Asiatic Languages, Berber Languages, Chad Languages, Comparative Analysis