Fernald Theodore B., Platero Paul R. The Athabaskan Languages: Perspectives on a Native American Language Family

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Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Pages: 345
Publisher: Oxford University Press (2000)
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The Native American language family called Athabaskan has received increasing attention from linguists and educators. The linguistic chapters in this volume focus on syntax and semantics, but also involve morphology, phonology, and historical linguistics. Included is a discussion of whether religion and secular issues can be separated in Navajo classrooms.

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