19th century indigenous
19th century language
19th century linguistics
A01=Wallace Chafe
Author_Wallace Chafe
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indian languages
indigenous languages
indigenous studies
iroquoian
iroquoian branch
iroquoian language
language studies
linguistics
native american languages
native american studies
native americans
north american history
phonology of seneca language
polysynthesis in iroquois language
seneca
seneca grammar
seneca iroquois
seneca language
Product details
- ISBN 9780520286412
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 27 Nov 2014
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Seneca language belongs to the Northern Iroquoian branch of the Iroquoian language family, where its closest relatives are Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora. Seneca holds special typological interest because of its high degree of polysynthesis and fusion. It is historically important because of its central role in the Longhouse religion and its place in the pioneering linguistic work of the 19th century missionary Asher Wright. This grammatical description, which includes four extended texts in several genres, is the culminatin of Chafe's long term study of the language over half a century.
Wallace Chafe is Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Linguistics at University of California, Santa Barbara.
