Mosan languages
| Mosan | |
|---|---|
| (obsolete) | |
| Geographic distribution | British Columbia, Washington |
| Linguistic classification | Algonquian–Wakashan ? |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
Mosan is a hypothetical language family consisting of the Salishan, Wakashan, and Chimakuan languages of the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It was proposed by Edward Sapir in 1929 in the Encyclopædia Britannica. Little evidence has been adduced in favor of such a grouping, no progress has been made in reconstructing it, and it is now thought to reflect a language area rather than a genealogical relationship.[1] The term persists outside professional linguistic literature because of Sapir's stature.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Beck, D. (2000). Grammatical Convergence and the Genesis of Diversity in the Northwest Coast Sprachbund. Anthropological Linguistics, 42(2), 147-213.
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
- Beck, David (1997). Mosan III: a problem of remote common proximity. International Conference on Salish (and Neighbo(u)ring) Languages.