Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin

William A. Read (1869-1962) was an internationally educated and renowned linguist whose career included 38 years as a professor of English at Louisiana State University. His writings spanned five decades and have been instrumental across a wide range of academic disciplines. Most importantly, Read devoted a good portion of his research to the meaning of place names in the southeastern United States - especially as they related to Indian word adoption by Europeans.This volume includes his three Louisiana articles combined: "Louisiana Place-Names of Indian Origin" (1927), "More Indian Place-Names in Louisiana" (1928), and "Indian Words" (1931). Joining Alabama's reprint of "Indian Place Names in Alabama" and "Florida Place Names of Indian Origin" and "Seminole Personal Names", this volume completes the republication of the southern place name writings of William A. Read.

ISBN 0817355057   Pages 168 ISBN13 9780817355050 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Alabama Press   Weight (grammes) 254 Imprint The University of Alabama Press   Published in Alabama Format Paperback   Series title Fire Ant Books Publication date 15 Oct 2008   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress 2008005570   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 917.63   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

		List of Illustrations
		Introduction by George M. Riser
1		Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin		1
2		More Indian Place Names in Louisiana		75
3		Indian Words (from Louisiana French, 1931)		92

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