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| American Indian Languages | 1 |
| Change Agents | 1 |
| Language Classification | 1 |
| Language Role | 1 |
| Linguistics | 1 |
| Preservation | 1 |
| Problems | 1 |
| Tribes | 1 |
| Unwritten Language | 1 |
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| Indian Historian | 1 |
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| Yost, James | 1 |
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Yost, James – Indian Historian, 1976
Major concerns of this article are: (1) the American Indian languages and their preservation; (2) their role; (3) the possibilities of change; (4) the debate on classification; and (5) the unique language characteristics of certain tribes (the Nez Perce, the Noptinte Yokuts, the Shoshoni, the Malecite-Passamquoddy). (JC)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Change Agents, Language Classification, Language Role
