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Document Type
Book
Department/Program
Linguistics
Publication Date
12-2023
Book Title
The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America
Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Editor
Carmen Dagostino, Marianne Mithun and Keren Rice
Volume
2 (13.2)
Series
The World of Linguistics [WOL]
Edition
1st
First Page
1577
Last Page
1600
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110712742-059
Abstract
The Muskogean languages are indigenous to the southeastern United States. Choctaw, Chickasaw, Alabama, Koasati, Apalachee, Mikasuki (Hitchiti), and Muskogee (Creek) are all members of the family, as is the trade language Mobilian Jargon. The Muskogean languages have Subject-Object-Verb word order with a subject/non-subject distinction in case marking. Agent, Patient and Dative person markers reference participants in clauses. Grammatical tone is used for aspect. Possession is divided into relational possession and alienable possession. Several of the languages have unusually rich tense and number distinctions.
ISBN
9783110712667
Publication Statement
De Gruyter allows authors the use of the final published version of an article (publisher pdf) for self-archiving (author's personal website) and/or archiving in an institutional repository (on a non-profit server) after an embargo period of 12 months after publication. Citation: Dagostino, C., Mithun, M. & Rice, K. (2024). The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America: A Comprehensive Guide, Vol. 2. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110712742
Recommended Citation
Martin, J. B. (2023). Muskogean. Carmen Dagostino, Marianne Mithun and Keren Rice (Ed.), The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America (pp. 1577-1600). De Gruyter Mouton. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/asbookchapters/155
