California Indian Languages Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition
by Victor Golla
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Victor Golla has been the leading scholar of California Indian languages for most of his professional life, and this book shows why. His ability to synthesize centuries of fieldwork and writings while bringing forward new ideas and fresh ways of looking at California's famous linguistic diversity will make this the primary text for anyone interested in California languages.--Leanne Hinton, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley and author of How to Keep Your Language Alive
"This book is a wonderful contribution that only Golla could have written. It is a perfect confluence of author and subject matter."--Ives Goddard, Senior Linguist, Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution
Golla is a gifted polymath and California Indian Languages is certainly his landmark achievement, required reading for any linguist, archaeologist, ethnographer, or historian interested in aboriginal California.--Robert L. Bettinger, Professor of Anthropology, University of California Davis and author of Hunter-Gatherer Foraging
The preeminent figure in his field, Victor Golla has written a masterpiece filled with treasures for every audience: Indian communities working toward cultural and linguistic revival; general readers interested in the many cultures of Native California; and scholars in the fields of language, archaeology, and prehistory. The information here is so detailed that it supersedes all previous reference works.--Andrew Garrett, Professor of Linguistics, University of California Berkeley and Director, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
"This is a truly magnificent work, at once authoritative, comprehensive, accessible to a wide readership, and fascinating. Masterfully integrating linguistic, archaeological, historical, and cultural information, the author describes not just the languages, but also the major figures in the story: speakers, explorers, missionaries, and scholars. It is beautifully written, a great pleasure to read, and difficult to put down.--Marianne Mithun, author of The Languages of Native North America
Details
- Title California Indian Languages
- Author Victor Golla
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2011-09-20
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780520266674 / 0520266676
- Weight 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.7 x 1.2 in (27.94 x 22.10 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America - California -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011019927
- Dewey Decimal Code 497.097
Media reviews
Citations
- Books & Culture, 05/01/2013, Page 17
- Choice, 04/01/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/01/2012, Page 118
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