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&c., of mammals, 36 words. Birds, 192 words. Parts of the body, &c., of birds, 26 words. Fish, 12 words. Parts of the body, &c., of fish, 12 words. Reptiles, 6 words. Insects, 11 words.
XIV. Trees, shrubs, fruits, &c., 8 words.
XV. The firmament, meteorologic and other physical phenomena and objects, 41 words.
XVI. Geographic terms, 8 words.
XVII. Geographic names.
XVIII. Colors, 13 words.
XIX. Numerals: Cardinal numbers, 58 words (1-1000). Ordinal numbers, 30 words. Numeral adverbs denoting repetition of action, 23 words. Multiplicatives, 22 words. Distributives, 23 words.
XX. Measures.
XXI. Divisions of time, 29 words.
XXII. Standard of value.
XXIII. New words, 84 words.
XXIV. Phrases and sentences, 545 phrases, &c.
This paper was prepared with special reference to the wants of the collector, being printed on bond paper and bound in flexible cloth. It was widely distributed and, like that of Mr. Gibbs, resulted in the collection of valuable linguistic material.
In 1879 Congress consolidated the various surveys, including that of the Rocky Mountain Region, into the United States Geological Survey, but made provision for continuing the publication of the Contributions to North American Ethnology under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and directed that the ethnologic material in Major Powell's hands be turned over to the Institution. Thus the Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution was organized, and Major Powell was placed at its head.
By this time the growing interest manifested in the study of North American linguistics rendered necessary the preparation of a new edition of the Introduction. In the words of the author:
"The progress made by various students, and the studies made by the author, alike require that a new edition be prepared to meet the more advanced wants and to embody the results of wider studies. Under these circumstances the present edition is published. It does not purport to be a philosophic treatment of the subject of language; it is not a comparative grammar of Indian tongues; it is simply a series of explanations of certain characteristics almost universally found by students of Indian languages--the explanations being of such a character as experience has shown would best meet the wants of persons practically at work in the field on languages with which they are unfamiliar. The book is a body of directions for collectors.
"It is believed that the system of schedules, followed seriatim, will lead the student in a proper way to the collection of linguistic materials; that the explanations given will assist him in overcoming the difficulties which he is sure to encounter; and that the materials when collected will constitute valuable contributions to philology. It has been the effort of the author to connect the study of language with the study of other branches of anthropology, for a language is best understood when the habits, customs, institutions, philosophy--the subject-matter of thought embodied in the language--are best known. The student of language should be a student of the people who speak the language; and to this end the book has been prepared, with many hints and suggestions relating to other branches of anthropology."
The title of this publication is as follows:
Smithsonian Institution--Bureau of Ethnology | J.W. Powell Director | Introduction | to the | Study of Indian Languages | with | Words Phrases and Sentences to be Collected | By J.W. Powell | Second edition--with charts | Washington | Government Printing Office | 1880
Pp. i-xii, 1-228, and 8 ruled leaves. 4^o.
The following is the
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
--ON THE ALPHABET.
Page. Vowels 4 Diphthongs 5 Consonants 6 Mutes 6 Nasals 7 Spirants 8 Sibilants 9 W, Y, R, L, and H 9 Interrupted sounds 11 Synthetic sounds 12 Complex combinations 13 Alphabet 14
CHAPTER II.
--HINTS AND EXPLANATIONS.
�� 1.--Persons 18 �� 2.--Parts of the body 18 �� 3.--Dress and ornaments 18 �� 4.--Dwellings 20 �� 5.--Implements and utensils 23 �� 6.--Food 24 �� 7.--Colors 25 �� 8.--Numerals 25 �� 9.--Measures 26 �� 10.--Division of time 27 �� 11.--Standards of value 27 �� 12.--Animals 28 �� 13.--Plants, &c. 29 �� 14.--Geographic terms 29 �� 15.--Geographic names 30 �� 16.--The firmament, meteorologic and other physical phenomena and objects 30 �� 17.--Kinship 30 �� 18.--Social organization 38 �� 19.--Government 40 �� 20.--Religion 41 �� 21.--Mortuary customs 42 �� 22.--Medicine 43 �� 23.--Amusements 44 �� 24.--New words 45 Remarks on nouns 46 �� 25.--Accidents of nouns--demonstrative and adjective pronouns 46 �� 26.--Personal and article pronouns--transitive verbs 47 �� 27.--Possession 49 �� 28.--Intransitive verbs--adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and nouns used as verbs 49 �� 29.--Voice, mode, and tense 51 �� 30.--Additional investigations suggested 55 �� 31.--On the best method of studying materials collected 59 �� 32.--The rank of Indian languages 69
CHAPTER III.
--SCHEDULES.
Schedule 1.--Persons 77 2.--Parts of the body 78 3.--Dress and ornaments 82 4.--Dwellings 84 5.--Implements and utensils 88 Wooden ware 90 Stone implements 91 Shell, horn, bone, &c. 92 Basket ware 93 Pottery 94 6.--Food 95 7.--Colors 96 8.--Numerals--Cardinal