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Synopsis
An examination of "what man did to language and language did to man" p.9 using one general location the Americas and two general, well-studied, contrasting groups: American Indians and settlers/invaders from Western Europe, English-speaking in particular. More specifically, does a non-migrating language differ from a migrating one? What are the preconditions for linguistic invasion? What happens when a language migrates geographically? What happens to the language, and what inferences may be drawn for the future? Dust jacket chipped, bottom of spine bumped. x, 543 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. thick 8vo..
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- PublisherWorld Pub. Co
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 1111844674
- ISBN 13 9781111844677
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages543
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