linguist Carobeth Laird
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Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| linguist Carobeth Laird canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethnographer
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDocumented |
Chemehuevi
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Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Native Americans in the Great Basin
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| fieldOfWork |
Chemehuevi language
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Native American linguistics ⓘ Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century American anthropology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed life histories of Native American individuals
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ethnographic work on Chemehuevi people ⓘ pioneering documentation of Chemehuevi language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Encounter with an Angry God
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Chemehuevi ⓘ
surface form:
The Chemehuevis
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| occupation |
author
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ethnographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| studied |
Chemehuevi language
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Chemehuevi people ⓘ Native American cultures ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
cultural change among Chemehuevi people
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missionization of Native Americans ⓘ personal experiences in anthropological fieldwork ⓘ |
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