Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introductory Remarks -- The Americanist Tradition -- The Americanist Tradition. Discussion -- Theoretical Linguistics in Relation to American Indian Communities -- Theoretical Linguistics in Relation to American Indian Communities. Discussion -- Boas, Sapir, and Bloomfield -- Boas, Sapir, and Bloomfield. Discussion -- Some Recent (and Not So Recent) Attempts to Interpret Semantics of Native Languages in North America -- Some Recent (and Not So Recent) Attempts to Interpret Semantics of Native Languages in North America. Discussion -- American Indian Linguistics in New Spain -- American Indian Linguistics in New Spain. Discussion
