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Language: en
Pages: 697
Pages: 697
This remarkable new dictionary represents the first attempt in some four centuries to record the state of development of English as used across the entire Carib
Language: en
Pages: 640
Pages: 640
The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions is the definitive reference for Caribbean religious phenomena from a Caribbean perspective. Generously illustrated, this
Language: en
Pages: 222
Pages: 222
This innovative book contributes to a paradigm shift in the study of creole languages, forging new empirical frameworks for understanding language and culture i
Language: en
Pages: 140
Pages: 140
This book is the most comprehensive phonetic compilation of cultural information ever produced about the Lokono-Arawak Tribal Nation, of north-east Amazonia, a
Language: en
Pages: 273
Pages: 273
Recent scholarship on the Amazon has challenged depictions of the region that emphasize its natural exuberance or represent its residents as historically isolat
Language: en
Pages: 129
Pages: 129
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Negation in Arawak Languages presents detailed descriptions of negation constructions in nine Arawak languages (Apurinã, Garifuna, Kurripako, Lokono, Mojeño T
Language: en
Pages: 136
Pages: 136
"Translations of the earliest accounts, from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, of the native peoples of the Americas, including Columbus's descriptions of
Language: en
Pages: 3810
Pages: 3810
A current reference work that reflects the changing times and attitudes of, and towards the indigenous peoples of all the regions of the Americas. --from publis
Language: en
Pages: 514
Pages: 514
The first guide to Amazonia's over 300 languages compares their features, sets out their characteristics, and describes the cultures of those who speak them. Cl