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Koo, Jang H. – Linguistics, 1974
In Eskimo there are two different underlying representations on the phonological level for the possessive and transitive constructions, but confusion has resulted from the fact that these have been treated identically. (CK)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Eskimos, Grammar, Linguistics
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Gerdel, Florence – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Charts, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics
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Hoijer, Harry – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Lexicology, Morphology (Languages)
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Carenko, E. I. – Linguistics, 1975
Discusses the laryngealized (aspirated and glottalized) obstruent consonants in the phonological systems of the Quechua dialects of the Cuzco-Puno region and Bolivia. (RM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies
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Kortlandt, F. H. H. – Linguistics, 1975
Field research into the Heiltsuk language, part of the Kwakiutlic branch of the Wakashan language family, in British Columbia is reported. Some of the features of Heiltsuk phonetics are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Intonation
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Damerau, F. J. – Linguistics, 1975
The article reports on various methods previously used to discover cognates with computer assistance between 5 Indo-European languages (French, Russian, English, German and Rumanian), and between Shoshone and Northern Paiute, and in one branch of Uto-Aztecan languages. One specific computational procedure currently used is outlined. Tables…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics