RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Language in the Americas: Out of Beringia A1 Francis, Norbert K1 Linguistic typology K1 Human evolution K1 Language evolu­tion K1 Language universals K1 Tipología lingüística K1 Evolución humana K1 Evolución del lenguaje K1 Universales lingüísticos K1 Lingüística K1 Linguistics K1 Sociología K1 Sociology AB Linguistically, the Western Hemisphere harbors a great typological diversity, by sorne estimates, the greatest in the world. Controversy regarding classification aside, much work lies ahead to identify the movements up through to include the final leg of the journey of modern humans, in terms of distance travelled from our continent of origin, to Tierra del Fuego. This article will briefly summarize the advances that the language sciences have made in describing these migrations and the languages that accompanied them, to then discuss viable proposals for collaboration with other fields. Such an interdis­ciplinary program of study is necessary because the tools of linguis­tics do not suffice. Continuing work on the processes of origin, dis­persion and convergence will help us better understand fundamental properties of language. Research on the description of individual languages and how they can be classified will contribute to this understanding. For speakers and students of the American langua­ges, these advances will also contribute to the recovery of the cultu­ral heritage that is associated with historical language change. PB Universidad de Alcalá. Servicio de Publicaciones SN 1889-5425 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/50607 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/50607 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 29-mar-2024