Native American Placenames in the Louisiana Purchase

The sudden expansion of US territory brought about by the Louisiana Purchase, along with the greater number of American Indian tribes who came under the American flag, brought with it many new words borrowed from Indian languages.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American speech 2003, Vol.78 (4), p.353-362
Main Author: BRIGHT, WILLIAM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
American Studies
Colonies & territories
Diachrony and historical linguistics
Linguistics
Native North Americans
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Summary:The sudden expansion of US territory brought about by the Louisiana Purchase, along with the greater number of American Indian tribes who came under the American flag, brought with it many new words borrowed from Indian languages.
ISSN:0003-1283
1527-2133
DOI:10.1215/00031283-78-4-353