9780292746633 - Language of the Inka Since the European Invasion di Mannheim, Bruce (7 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition. Inscribed by author to previous owner. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. 346pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a very good, just lightly chipped, dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Edition (so stated). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1991. Appears unread. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (a few very short closed edge tears). NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Texas Linguistics Series. Diagrams. Tables. List of chapter notes. List of references cited. Index. Bound in the original dark gray (almost black) cloth, stamped in bright silver on the spine. From the dust jacket: "The Inka empire, Tawantinsuyu, fell to Spanish invaders within a year's time (1532-1533), but Quechua, the language of the Inka, is still the primary or only language of millions of Inka descendants throughout the southern Andes. In this innovative study, Bruce Mannheim synthesizes all that is currently known about the history of Southern Peruvian Quechua since the Spanish invasion, providing new insights into the nature of language change in general, into the social and historical contexts of language change, and into the cultural conditioning of linguistic change. Mannheim first discusses changes in the social setting of language use in the Andes from the time of the first European contact in the sixteenth century until today. He reveals that the modern linguistic homogeneity of Spanish and Quechua is a product of the Spanish conquest, since multilingualism was the rule in the Inka empire. He identifies the social and political forces that have influenced the kinds of changes the language has undergone. And he provides the first synthetic history of Southern Peruvian Quechua, making it possible at last to place any literary document or written text in a chronological and social context. Mannheim also studies changes in the formal structure of Quechua. He finds that changes in the sound system were motivated primarily by phonological factors and also that the changes were constrained by a set of morphological and syntactic conditions. This last conclusion is surprising, since most historical linguists assume that sound change is completely independent of other aspects of language. Thus, The Language of the Inka since the European Invasion makes an empirical contribution to a general theory of linguistic change. Written in an engaging style that is accessible to the nonlinguist, this book will have a special appeal to readers interested in the history and anthropology of native South America." . First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xx, 326pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0292746636.

Hardcover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 326 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with wear to the corners and spine ends. The Inka empire, Tawantinsuyu, fell to Spanish invaders within a year's time (1532-1533), but Quechua, the language of the Inka, is still the primary or only language of millions of Inka descendants throughout the southern Andes. In this innovative study, Bruce Mannheim synthesizes all that is currently known about the history of Southern Peruvian Quechua since the Spanish invasion, providing new insights into the nature of language change in general, into the social and historical contexts of language change, and into the cultural conditioning of linguistic change. Mannheim first discusses changes in the social setting of language use in the Andes from the time of the first European contact in the sixteenth century until today. He reveals that the modern linguistic homogeneity of Spanish and Quechua is a product of the Spanish conquest, since multilingualism was the rule in the Inka empire. He identifies the social and political forces that have influenced the kinds of changes the language has undergone. And he provides the first synthetic history of Southern Peruvian Quechua, making it possible at last to place any literary document or written text in a chronological and social context. Mannheim also studies changes in the formal structure of Quechua. He finds that changes in the sound system were motivated primarily by phonological factors and also that the changes were constrained by a set of morphological and syntactic conditions. This last conclusion is surprising, since most historical linguists assume that sound change is completely independent of other aspects of language. Thus, The Language of the Inka since the European Invasion makes an empirical contribution to a general theory of linguistic change. Written in an engaging style that is accessible to the nonlinguist, this book will have a special appeal to readers interested in the history and anthropology of native South America.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, 326 pages. Very good condition, no damage to pages or cover. Binding is square and tight. Inscribed by author on title page. No other writing or markings of any kind. Inscribed by Author(s).