Detail View: JCB Books Internet Archive: 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, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men: /

Author: 
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
Author (contributor): 
JCB Redwood Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)
Author (contributor): 
Indigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)
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, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men: /
Publisher: 
Printed by Gregory Dexter
Begin Publication Date: 
1643
MMS Id (Alma identifier): 
991031798229706966
Permanent Call Number: 
[R] [F] D643 .W721k
Statistics Note 1 (Accession Number): 
STAT_NOTE_1_ACCESSION #: 02747
Uniform Resource Identifier: 
http://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo02will, http://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo03will, http://www.archive.org/details/keyintolanguageo04will
Subjects: 
Indians of North America--New England.
Subjects: 
Indians of North America--New England--Social life and customs.
Subjects: 
Indians of North America--Rhode Island.
Subjects: 
Indians of North America--Rhode Island--Social life and customs.
Subjects: 
Narragansett Indians.
Subjects: 
Narragansett Indians--Social life and customs.
Subjects: 
Narragansett language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Subjects: 
Indian linguistics--Narragansett language.
Subjects: 
Imprint 1643.
General Note: 
The words "upon all occasions," are printed within parentheses on title page.; Roger William's A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England is the first study of an indigenous language in America, according to J.C. Pilling. It consists of 32 chapters regarding various aspects of Naragansett life and includes a discussion of social life and customs regarding that activity and a glossary of words and phrases. Each chapter closes with the verses of a song in English, without music.; Three states of three pages of this edition exist: in the first, p. 92 following p. 95 has catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and has "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; in the second, p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; the third has the correct printing of "Is the water coole?" instead of "is the water coo" in the 7th line from bottom, right hand column of p. 12.; Signatures: A-O⁸ (A1 verso blank); Woodcut head and tail pieces; initials.
Local Note: 
John Carter Brown Library copy 1 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and with "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the water coo"; John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the wat [space] e [space]r coo"; John Carter Brown Library copy 3 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has the correct printing of "is the water coole"
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