Handbook of American Indian Languages

Boas, F. (1911). Handbook of American Indian Languages. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech.

Type

Reference work

Intellectual base

Reference work

Year

1911

Link

https://archive.org/details/handbookofameric01boasmatched

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  • Boas-Sapir tradition emphasized diachronic diffusion and historical contact.

    This sourceHarcourt, Brace & Company. Boas Sapir descriptive-diachronic tradition historical contact diffusion.

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    Boas's Handbook discusses diffusion, borrowing and historical contact between peoples, but is itself a descriptive grammar-oriented work and contains nothing by Sapir.

    “diffusion of cultural elements from one people to another”

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