Abstract
THE admirable volume referred to below1 forms the first portion of a systematic account of the American Indian languages. It has been in preparation for many years, and has grown out of an attempt to prepare a revised edition of Major J. W. Powell's “Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.” The filling of the schedules contained in the “introduction” caused an accumulation of much linguistic material without throwing much light upon the morphology, the phonetics, or the psychological basis of the languages. In this new work special emphasis is placed upon the importance of an analytical study of the languages. The work has been rendered possible by the cooperation of numerous investigators under the auspices of various institutions, particularly the American Museum of Natural History and the University of California.
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RAY, S. The American Indian Languages . Nature 87, 338–339 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087338b0
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