O Brave New Words!
Download or Read eBook O Brave New Words! PDF written by Charles L. Cutler and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Charles L. Cutler |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2000-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0806132469 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780806132464 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis O Brave New Words! by : Charles L. Cutler
Book excerpt: Native American loanwords are a crucial, though little acknowledged, part of the English language. This book shows how the more than one-thousand current loanwords were adopted and demonstrates how the changing relationships between Indians and European settlers can be traced in the rate of loanword borrowing and the kinds of words adopted. Appalachian: from the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, from the Muskogean name of the Apalachee tribe of Florida Moose: Eastern Abenaki mos; Papoose: Narragansett papoos, child; Squash: Narragansett askutasquash; Texas: from a Caddo word, meaning "friends" or "allies."
