The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages

The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages is a one-stop reference for linguists on those topics that come up the most frequently in the study of the languages of North America (including Mexico). This handbook compiles a list of contributors from across many different theories and at different stages of their careers, all of whom are well-known experts in North American languages. The volume comprises two distinct parts: the first surveys some of the phenomena most frequently discussed in the study of North American languages, and the second surveys some of the most frequently discussed language families of North America. The consistent goal of each contribution is to couch the content of the chapter in contemporary theory so that the information is maximally relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences, including graduate students and young new scholars, and even senior scholars who are looking for a crash course in the topics. Empirically driven chapters provide fundamental knowledge needed to participate in contemporary theoretical discussions of these languages, making this handbook an indispensable resource for linguistics scholars.

Daniel Siddiqi is Professor of Linguistics, Cognitive Science, and English at Carleton University, Canada. His research focuses on stem allomorphy, metatheory and grammatical architecture, and non-standard English phenomena. He is also co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Syntax.

Michael Barrie is Associate Professor of English at Sogang University, Korea. His research focuses on the syntax-semantics and syntax-prosody interfaces and is based on extensive field work on Northern Iroquoian and Algonquian languages in North America, as well as Cantonese, Korean, and Romance languages.

Carrie Gillon is co-founder of Quick Brown Fox Consulting and co-host of The Vocal Fries, the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Formerly a professor of linguistics, her research focused on the syntax and semantics of understudied languages, mainly indigenous languages of Canada like Skwxwú7mesh., Inuttut, and Innu-aimun.

Jason D. Haugen is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Oberlin College, USA. His research focuses on the morphosyntax and historical linguistics of Uto-Aztecan languages.

Éric Mathieu is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His research focuses on syntax and the Ojibwe (an Algonquian language) and French (Modern and Old) languages.