Книга: William Bright «1500 California Place Names: Their Origins and Meaning»

1500 California Place Names: Their Origins and Meaning

Производитель: "University of California Press, Ltd."

This is the new `pocket` version of the classic CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde`s monumental work, which went through several editions during its author`s lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The abridged version, originally called 1000 CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES, has grown to a dynamic 1500 CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES in Bright`s hands. Those who have used and enjoyed 1000 CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES through the decades will be glad to know that 1500 CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES is not only bigger but better. This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or geographical features of the state, such as La Jolla, Tahoe, and Alcatraz, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish like Bodega and Chamisal or Native American like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Names of the major Indian tribes of California are included, since some of them... ISBN:9780520212718, 978-0-520-21271-8, 0-520-21271-1

Издательство: "University of California Press, Ltd." (1998)

ISBN: 0-520-21271-1

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William Bright

William Bright (born August 13, 1928, Oxnard, California; died October 15, 2006, Louisville, Colorado) was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.

Bright earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics in 1949 and a doctorate in the same field in 1955, both from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a professor of linguistics and anthropology at UCLA from 1959 to 1988. He then moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he remained on the faculty until his death.

Bright was an authority on the native languages and cultures of California, and was especially known for his work on Karuk, a Native American language from northwestern California. He was made an honorary member of the Karuk tribe -- the first outsider to be so honored -- in recognition of his efforts to document and preserve their language which led to its revival. Bright was also known for his research on the native American languages Nahuatl, Kaqchikel, Luiseño, Ute, Wishram, and Yurok, and the South Asian languages Lushai, Kannada, Tamil, and Tulu.

Bright was editor of "Language", the journal of the Linguistic Society of America, from 1966 to 1988 and of "Language in Society" from 1993 to 1999. He was the founding editor of "Written Language and Literacy", which he edited from 1997 until 2003. He served as President of the Linguistic Society of America in 1989.

He was the father of author Susie Bright. In his later life, he was married to Lise Menn. He died of a brain tumor.

Bibliography

*"Native American Placenames of the United States" (University of Oklahoma, 2004)
*"1,500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning" (University of California, 1998)
*"A Coyote Reader" (University of California, 1993)
*"Language variation in South Asia" (Oxford University Press, 1990)
*"American Indian Linguistics and Literature" (Mouton, 1984)
*"Discovered tongues: Poems by linguists" (Editor, Corvine Press, 1983)
*"Haiku journey: To the North Coast" (Copper Canyon Press, 1983)
*"Bibliography of the languages of Native California, including closely related languages of adjacent areas" (Scarecrow Press, 1982)

External links

* [http://www.ncidc.org/bright/ Personal website]
* [http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003681.html Bill Bright, 1928-2006] at Language Log
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/books/23bright.html New York Times obituary]

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