The Caddo Language: A grammar, texts, and dictionary based on materials collected by the author in Oklahoma between 1960 and 1970

by Wallace Chafe

Book Overview

The Caddos once inhabited a vast area that is now included in eastern Texas and parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Their descendants have lived in southwestern Oklahoma since the middle of the 19th century. Their language is distantly related to Pawnee, Arikara, Wichita, and Kitsai within the Caddoan language family. Its polysynthetic verb morphology was described in an earlier work by Lynette Melnar. Chafe's work expands on that description,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990334414
• ISBN13: 9780990334415
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Mundart Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"