Languages of the pre-Columbian Antilles /

A linguistic analysis supporting a new model of the colonization of the Antilles before 1492. This work formulates a testable hypothesis of the origins and migration patterns of the aboriginal peoples of the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico), the Lucayan Islands (the Comm...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Granberry, Julian
Weitere Verfasser:
Vescelius, Gary S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
A linguistic analysis supporting a new model of the colonization of the Antilles before 1492. This work formulates a testable hypothesis of the origins and migration patterns of the aboriginal peoples of the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico), the Lucayan Islands (the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Crown Colony of the Turks and Caicos), the Virgin Islands, and the northernmost of the Leeward Islands, prior to European contact. Using archaeological data as corroboration, the authors synthesize evidence that has been available in scattered l
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages) : maps
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-148) and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Book collections on Project MUSE.
ISBN:
9780817381912
0817381910
Schlagworte:
Indigenous peoples > Antilles, Greater > Languages.
Taino language > Antilles, Greater.
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