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- Sprache: Englisch
In "A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages," Daniel G. Brinton meticulously examines the myriad languages spoken by Indigenous peoples across the Americas, illuminating their complexities and intrinsic connections to cultural identity. Brinton's linguistic analysis blends descriptive and comparative methodologies, emphasizing the rich diversity within these languages and their grammatical structures. His scholarly approach situates the work within the broader context of 19th-century American ethnography and anthropology, reflecting the era's burgeoning interest in documenting and understanding indigenous cultures before they faced irrevocable changes due to colonization and modernization. Brinton, an influential figure in the development of American linguistics, was deeply motivated by his commitment to preserving Indigenous cultures and languages. His background in medicine, archaeology, and anthropology, combined with his personal experiences and collaborations with Native communities, informed his perception of the urgent need to record these languages at a time when they faced existential threats. As a pioneer of American philology, his contributions have been foundational for subsequent studies of Native American languages and cultures. Readers interested in linguistics, anthropology, or the preservation of cultural heritage will find Brinton'Äôs work invaluable. It offers a detailed and compassionate exploration of Indigenous languages that not only enriches our understanding of their structures but also deepens our appreciation of the cultures from which they arise.
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A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages
Table of Contents
I. General Articles and Works.
1. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages as set forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt; with the translation of an unpublished Memoir by him on the American Verb. pp. 51. In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1885.
2. On Polysynthesis and Incorporation as characteristics of American Languages. pp. 41. In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1885.
3. Characteristics of American Languages. American Antiquarian, January, 1894.
4. On certain morphologic traits in American Languages. American Antiquarian, October, 1894.
5. On various supposed relations between the American and Asiatic Races. Memoirs of the International Congress of Anthropology, 1893.
6. The Present Status of American Linguistics. Memoirs of the International Congress of Anthropology, 1893.
7. American Languages and why we should Study them. An address delivered before the Pennsylvania Historical Society. pp. 23. In Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1885.
8. The Rate of Change in American Languages. In Science, Vol. X., 1887.
9. Traits of Primitive Speech, illustrated from American languages. In Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, August, 1888.
10. The Language of Palæolithic Man. pp. 14. In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, October, 1888.
11. The American Race: A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America. pp. 392. New York, 1891.
12. The Standard Dictionary (Indian Words in). New York, 1894.
13. Aboriginal American Authors and their Productions, especially those in the Native Languages. pp. 63. Philadelphia, 1883.
14. American Aboriginal Poetry. pp. 21. In Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, 1883.
15. The Conception of Love in some American Languages. pp. 18. In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, November, 1886.
The earlier numbers, (1–4,) in the above list are occupied with the inquiry whether the native American languages, as a group, have peculiar morphological traits, which justify their classification as one of the great divisions of human speech. In this question, I have been a disciple of Wilhelm von Humboldt and Professor H. Steinthal, and have argued that the phenomenon of Incorporation, in some of its forms, is markedly present in the vast majority, if not in all, American tongues. That which has been called “polysynthesis” is one of these forms. This is nothing more than a familiar, nigh universal, grammatic process carried to an extreme degree. It is the dvanda of the Sanscrit grammarians, an excellent study of which has recently appeared from the pen of Dr. H. C. Müller.6–1 In its higher forms Incorporation subordinates the nominal concepts of the phrase to those of time and relation, which are essentially verbal, and this often where the true verbal concept, that of abstract action, is lacking, and the verb itself is in reality a noun in the possessive relation.6–2
Even extremely simple American languages, such as the Zoque, display the tendency to energetic synthesis;6–3 while many of them carry the incorporative quality to such a degree that the sentence becomes one word, a good example of which is the Micmac.6–4 Some American and French writers have misunderstood the nature of this trait, and have denied it; but the student who acquaints himself thoroughly with the authors above mentioned, will not be misled.6–5
The MS. of the Memoir by W. von Humboldt I obtained from the Berlin Library. Even Professor Steinthal, in his edition of Humboldt’s linguistic Works, had overlooked it. It is a highly philosophic analysis of the verb, as it occurs in the languages of the following tribes: Abipones, Achaguas, Betoyas, Caribs, Huastecas, Lules, Maipures, Mayas, Mbayas, Mexicans (Nahuas), Mixtecas, Mocovis, Omaguas, Otomis, Tamanacas, Totonacos, Tupis, Yaruros.
In (5) I have examined the various alleged affiliations between American and Asiatic tongues, and showed they are wholly unfounded.
In (7) I have entered a plea for more attention to American languages. Not only for ethnographic purposes are they useful, but their primitive aspects and methods of presenting ideas enable us to solve psychological and grammatic problems more completely than other tongues.
In support of this, in (9) and (10), I endeavor to outline what must have been the morphology of the language which man spoke when in the very beginning of his existence as man; a speech of marvelous simplicity, but adapted to his wants.
