Lyle Campbell is a linguist at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the director of the university's Center for American Indian Languages (CAIL). He is considered to be one of the foremost experts on Native American languages, especially Mayan and Uto-Aztecan languages, and historical linguistics. He was formerly head of the linguistics department at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the author of fifteen books, two of which (American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America and Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistic Perspectives, co-written with Alice C. Harris) were awarded the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award by the Linguistic Society of America for the best book in linguistics published in the previous two years. The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) was established by Mormon leader Brigham Young. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... // History Early history Native Americans have lived in Utah for several thousand years; most archeological evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. ... Indigenous languages of the Americas (or Amerindian Languages) are spoken by indigenous peoples from the southern tip of South America to Alaska and Greenland, encompassing the land masses which constitute the Americas. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Mayan languages are a family of related languages spoken from southeastern Mexico through northern Central America as far south as Honduras. ... The Uto-Aztecan languages are a Native American language family. ... Historical linguistics (also diachronic linguistics or comparative linguistics) is primarily the study of the ways in which languages change over time, by means of examining languages which are recognizably related through similarities such as vocabulary, word formation, and syntax, as well as the surviving records of ancient languages. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of Canterbury is a university located in the suburbs of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christchurch is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is an organization devoted the scientific study of human language, and is the major professional society for linguistic researchers in North America and beyond. ...
Partial bibliography
Campbell; & Mithun, Marianne (Eds.). (1979). The languages of native America: Historical and comparative assessment. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Campbell (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
Campbell (1998). Historical Linguistics: An Introduction. Edinburgh University Press.
Aaron Lyle (paternal grandfather of the present generation) was born November 17, 1759, in Forks township, Northampton Co., Penn., and in April, 1782, was united in marriage with Eleanor Moore, a resident of the same county.
James Lyle was born April 2, 1785, in Smith township, this county, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm, his education being received at the rude schools of the period, and supplemented by a thorough course of home study.
Lyle was a well-read, intelligent man, a pleasant conversationalist, fond of company, and, though seldom leaving home to visit friends, always gave a hearty welcome to the many who loved to cultivate his acquaintance.
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