Historical information:Terrence Kaufman is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963. His doctoral dissertation was a grammar of Tzeltal. He has published widely on a variety of topics related to linguistic anthropology, and has contributed to the documentation and description of languages in the Mayan, Siouan, UtoAztecan, and OtoManguean families.
Scope and content:The Papers consist of materials related to Kaufman's research on the languages of Mesoamerica, especially unpublished or pre-publication drafts of articles and class handouts. The collection also includes mimeographs of Chinook Jargon materials.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Javier Lopez Cartas and Terrence Kaufman. Terrence Kaufman Papers on Indigenous Languages of Mesoamerica, Kaufman, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/20.
Associated materials:Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 27, LA 73).
Availability: Paper materials available in person. Please email us at scoil-ling@berkeley.edu to schedule a visit, or to see if we can scan it for you.
Extent:1 folder
Description:Photocopy of published article, with photocopy of handwritten appendix.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Symbolism and change in the sound system of Huastec, Kaufman.004, in "Terrence Kaufman Papers on Indigenous Languages of Mesoamerica", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/1339.
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