Tracks That Speak: The Legacy of Native American Words in North American Culture

by Charles L. Cutler

Book Overview

What do the words saguaro, parka, hickory, and muskrat have in common? They all come from Native American languages. Few people consider how deeply American English is indebted to Native Americans and how widely the contributions of Native Americans are used in English today. In Tracks That Speak, Charles L. Cutler offers seventy fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells us about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618065105
• ISBN13: 9780618065103
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Educational

I never knew there were so many Native American Words that we use to this day