The Eskimo Tribes, Their Distribution and Characteristics, Especially as Regards Language: With a Comparative Vocabulary and a Map (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Henry Rink

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265864984 ISBN 13: 9780265864982

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how early Eskimo tribes moved across Arctic lands and how their language reveals their history.

This study also explains how their words are built, helping readers see language as a guide to the past.

From origins to spread, this work examines the Eskimo tribes and their common roots, exploring how language, subsistence, and culture shaped their journeys. It emphasizes the structure and use of Eskimo words, with the goal of presenting a clear, accessible picture of their linguistic system and its historical clues.

The author argues that vocabularies across dialects show how ideas are expressed and how words are formed from stems and affixes. The volume sets up a framework for a comparative vocabulary in a subsequent edition, tying language to the tribes’ migrations and adaptations.

• Learn how the Eskimo language is organized and how words are built.
• See how linguistic evidence is used to discuss origin, dispersion, and cultural change.
• Understand the relationship between language development and life in Arctic environments.
• Get a glimpse of plans for a broader comparative vocabulary in a follow-up volume.

Ideal for readers of linguistic history, anthropology, and Arctic studies who value clear, practical introductions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265864984
• ISBN 13: 9780265864982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 835