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North American Indigenous Languages Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-321

Scope and Content Note

The North American Indigenous Languages Collection contains graduate theses and working papers regarding linguistic analysis of a variety of North American Indigenous languages originating in Mexico and the United States including Western Apache, Papago, Uto-Aztecan, Ixil, Copala Trique, and Zuni. The collection also includes graduate theses and a personal letter on comparative analysis of reflexives and morphology in North American Indigenous languages. Dates range from 1973 to 2001.

Authors include Leonard Faltz (Arizona State University), Barbara Hollenbach (University of Arizona Summer Institute of Linguistics), Willem De Reuse (University of Arizona), Madeleine Methiot (State University of New York at Buffalo), Ronald Langacker (University of California, San Diego), Ava Berinstein, Glenn Ayres, Anderson (first name unknown), Tayana Slobodchikoff (Arizona State University), and Jerold A. Edmonson (Technical University Berlin). Variations of these working papers and theses have subsequently been published, including those by De Reuse, Hollenbach, Methiot, Langacker, Ayres, and Berinstein.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-2001

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Historical Note

No historical information is available.

Full extent

1 Box(es)

Full extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Abstract

The North American Indigenous Languages Collection contains graduate theses and working papers regarding linguistic analysis of a variety of North American Indigenous languages originating in Mexico and the United States including Western Apache, Papago, Uto-Aztecan, Ixil, Copala Trique, and Zuni.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one box.

Provenance

The North American Indigenous Languages Collection was received from the ASU Department of English (ACC#2011-04500).

Related Materials

LAB EPH AL-7: The Summer Institute of Linguistics for Native Americans

Title
North American Indigenous Languages Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Berlin Loa in October 2011.
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide encoded in English.

Repository details

Part of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center Repository

Contact

Arizona State University
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-6490