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Show 20 INDIAN LINGUISTIC FAMILIES. 1862. Latham ( Robert Gordon). Elements of comparative philology. London, 1862. The object of this volume is, as the author states in his preface, " to lay before the reader the chief facts and the chief trains of reasoning in Comparative Philology." Among the great mass of material accumulated for the purpose a share is devoted to the languages of North America. The remarks under these are often taken verbatim from the author's earlier papers, to which reference has been made above, and the family names and classification set forth in them are substantially repeated. 1862. Hayden ( Ferdinand Vandeveer). Contributions to the ethnography and philology of the Indian tribes of the Missouri . Valley. Philadelphia, 1862. This is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the Missouri River tribes, made at a time when the information concerning them was none too precise. The tribes treated of are classified as follows: I. Knisteneaux, or Crees.) II. Blackfeet. >- Algonkin Group, A. III. Shyennes. ) ' v. iu^ T- !- Arapoho Group, B. VYL S K ( Pawnee Group, C. VIII. Dakotas. IX. Assiniboins. X. Crows. XI. Minnitarees. XII. Mandans. XIII. Omahas. XIV. Iowas. 1864. Orozco y Berra ( Manuel). Geografia de las Lenguas y Carta Etnografica de Mexico Precedidas de un ensayo de clasificacion de las mismas lenguas y de apuntes para las inmigraciones de las tribus. Mexico, 1864. The work, is divided into three parts. ( 1) Tentative classification of the languages of Mexico; ( 2) notes on the immigration of the tribes of Mexico; ( 3) geography of the languages of Mexico. The author states that he has no knowledge whatever joi the languages he treats of. All he attempts to do is to summarize the opinions of others. His authorities were ( 1) writers on native grammars; ( 2) missionaries; ( 3) persons who are reputed to be versed in such matters. He professes to have used his own judgment only when these authorities left him free to do so. His stated method in compiling the ethnographic map was to place before him the map of a certain department, examine all his authorities bearing on that department, and to mark with a distinctive color all localities said to belong to a particular language. When this was done he drew a boundary line around the area of that language. Examination of the map shows that he has partly expressed on it the classification of languages as given in the first part of his text, and partly limited himself to indicating the geographic boundaries Dakota Group, D |
