A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives…
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"A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in that part of America called New England" by Roger Williams is a linguistic study published in 1643. This groundbreaking work documents Native American languages in colonial New England, primarily Narragansett. Written by a banished Puritan who founded Rhode Island, the book serves multiple purposes: championing Indigenous land rights, countering rival colonial claims, and celebrating aspects
of Native culture Williams found superior to European ways. It introduced enduring words like "moose" and "moccasin" into English. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | rc01002948 |
| Title |
A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc. |
| Series Title | Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society, Vol. 1 |
| Note | Preceded by a "Sketch of the life of Roger Williams." |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Key_into_the_Language_of_America |
| Credits |
Brian Wilson, MFR, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E011: History: America: America |
| LoC Class | F001: United States local history: New England |
| Subject | Narragansett Indians |
| Subject | Narragansett language |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63701 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-63701-3 |
| Release Date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1486 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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