Phonetic Symbols; Note on the Classification Lists and the Maps; 1 Introduction; 2 The History of American Indian Linguistics; 3 The Origin of Native American Languages; 4 Languages of North America; 5 Languages of Middle America; 6 Languages of South America; 7 Distant Genetic Relationships: The Methods; 8 Distant Genetic Relationships: The Proposals; 9 Linguistic Areas of the Americas; Maps; Notes; References; Index of Languages, Language Families, and Proposed Genetic Relationships; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
Native American languages are spoken from Siberia to Greenland. Campbell's project is to take stock of what is known about the history of Native American languages and in the process examine the state of American Indian historical linguistics
