Language Contact in Amazonia

Auteur: Aikhenvald, Alexandra (Professor and Research Leader, Cairns Institute, James Cook University)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
This book investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages spoken in the Vaupes river basin in northwest Amazonia, which spans Colombia and Brazil. The book considers which parts of the language categories are likely to be borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture.

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This book investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages spoken in the Vaupes river basin in northwest Amazonia, which spans Colombia and Brazil. The book considers which parts of the language categories are likely to be borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture.
ISBN / EAN 9780199588244
Auteur Aikhenvald, Alexandra (Professor and Research Leader, Cairns Institute, James Cook University)
Editeur Oxford University Press