Nine papers on Yupik Eskimo prosody systems are presented. An introductory section gives background information on the Yupik language and dialects, defines prosody, and provides notes on orthography. The papers include: "A History of the Study of Yupik Prosody" (Michael Krauss); "Siberian Yupik and Central Yupik Prosody" (Steven A. Jacobson); "Supplementary Notes on Central Siberian Yupik Prosody" (Krauss); "Accentuation in Central Alaskan Yupik" (Osahito Miyaoka); "Prosody in Alutiiq" (Jeff Leer); "Evolution of Prosody in the Yupik Languages" (Leer); "Toward a Metrical Interpretation of Yupik Prosody" (Leer); "Sirenikski and Naukanski" (Krauss); and "Seward Peninsula Inupiaq Consonant Gradation and Its Relationship to Prosody" (Lawrence D. Kaplan). Two maps indicating regional language distribution are provided. Contains 135 references. (MSE)

Surveys the distribution, relationships, history and present status of 20 Eskimo, Indian and Aleut languages in Alaska.