A Grammar Of The Seneca Language

Author : Wallace L. Chafe,Wallace Chafe
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780520286412

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A Grammar of the Seneca Language by Wallace L. Chafe,Wallace Chafe Pdf

The Seneca language belongs to the Northern Iroquoian branch of the Iroquoian language family, where its closest relatives are Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora. Seneca holds special typological interest because of its high degree of polysynthesis and fusion. It is historically important because of its central role in the Longhouse religion and its place in the pioneering linguistic work of the 19th century missionary Asher Wright. This grammatical description, which includes four extended texts in several genres, is the culminatin of Chafe’s long term study of the language over half a century.

Author : Wallace Chafe
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781897367131

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Handbook of the Seneca Language by Wallace Chafe Pdf

The Seneca language is a member of the Iroquoian language family. Seneca is a seriously endangered language spoken in upper New York State and Southern Ontario. This book consists of 3 parts. Section I, on orthography, describes a way of writing Seneca words consistently and without omitting features that are significant. Various spelling systems have been used, and are being used, for the writing of Seneca by missionaries, anthropologists, and the speakers of the language themselves. Section II, on grammar, is concerned with the structure of Seneca words. Section III is a brief glossary of the Seneca language.

Author : Asher Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Seneca language
ISBN : 065998752X

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A Spelling-book in the Seneca Language by Asher Wright Pdf

Author : Carol Genetti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108470148

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How Languages Work by Carol Genetti Pdf

A fully revised introduction to language in use, containing in-depth language profiles, case studies, and online multimedia resources.

Author : Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110712810

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The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America by Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice Pdf

This handbook provides broad coverage of the languages indigenous to North America, with special focus on typologically interesting features and areal characteristics, surveys of current work, and topics of particular importance to communities. The volume is divided into two major parts: subfields of linguistics and family sketches. The subfields include those that are customarily addressed in discussions of North American languages (sounds and sound structure, words, sentences), as well as many that have received somewhat less attention until recently (tone, prosody, sociolinguistic variation, directives, information structure, discourse, meaning, language over space and time, conversation structure, evidentiality, pragmatics, verbal art, first and second language acquisition, archives, evolving notions of fieldwork). Family sketches cover major language families and isolates and highlight topics of special value to communities engaged in work on language maintenance, documentation, and revitalization.

Author : Cyrus Byington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Choctaw language
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019169796

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Grammar of the Choctaw Language by Cyrus Byington Pdf

Author : Asher 1803-1875 Wright
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013960262

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A Spelling-book in the Seneca Language [microform] by Asher 1803-1875 Wright Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Marcin Kilarski
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258977

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A History of the Study of the Indigenous Languages of North America by Marcin Kilarski Pdf

The languages indigenous to North America are characterized by a remarkable genetic and typological diversity. Based on the premise that linguistic examples play a key role in the origin and transmission of ideas within linguistics and across disciplines, this book examines the history of approaches to these languages through the lens of some of their most prominent properties. These properties include consonant inventories and the near absence of labials in Iroquoian languages, gender in Algonquian languages, verbs for washing in the Iroquoian language Cherokee and terms for snow and related phenomena in Eskimo-Aleut languages. By tracing the interpretations of the four examples by European and American scholars, the author illustrates their role in both lay and professional contexts as a window onto unfamiliar languages and cultures, thus allowing a more holistic view of the history of language study in North America.

Author : Daniel Siddiqi,Michael Barrie,Carrie Gillon,Jason Haugen,Eric Mathieu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351810272

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The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages by Daniel Siddiqi,Michael Barrie,Carrie Gillon,Jason Haugen,Eric Mathieu Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages is a one-stop reference for linguists on those topics that come up the most frequently in the study of the languages of North America (including Mexico). This handbook compiles a list of contributors from across many different theories and at different stages of their careers, all of whom are well-known experts in North American languages. The volume comprises two distinct parts: the first surveys some of the phenomena most frequently discussed in the study of North American languages, and the second surveys some of the most frequently discussed language families of North America. The consistent goal of each contribution is to couch the content of the chapter in contemporary theory so that the information is maximally relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences, including graduate students and young new scholars, and even senior scholars who are looking for a crash course in the topics. Empirically driven chapters provide fundamental knowledge needed to participate in contemporary theoretical discussions of these languages, making this handbook an indispensable resource for linguistics scholars.

Author : Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker,Diane M. Hintz,Carmen Jany
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027267337

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Language Contact and Change in the Americas by Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker,Diane M. Hintz,Carmen Jany Pdf

This unique collection of articles in honor of Marianne Mithun represents the very latest in research on language contact and language change in the Indigenous languages of the Americas. The book aims to provide new theoretical and empirical insights into how and why languages change, especially with regard to contact phenomena in languages of North America, Meso-America and South America. The individual chapters cover a broad range of topics, including sound change, morphosyntactic change, lexical semantics, grammaticalization, language endangerment, and discourse-pragmatic change. With chapters from distinguished scholars and talented newcomers alike, this book will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in internally- and externally-motivated language change.

Author : Simone Mattiola
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262585

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Typology of Pluractional Constructions in the Languages of the World by Simone Mattiola Pdf

The aim of this book is to give the first large-scale typological investigation of pluractionality in the languages of the world. Pluractionality is defined as the morphological modification of the verb to express a plurality of situations that can additionally involve a plurality of participants and/or spaces. Based on a 246-language sample, the main characteristics of pluractionality are described and discussed throughout the book. Firstly, a description of the functions that pluractional markers cross-linguistically express is presented and the relationships occurring among them are explained through the semantic map model. Then, the marking strategies that languages display to express such functions are illustrated and some issues concerning the formal identification are briefly discussed as well. The typological generalizations are corroborated showing how pluractional markers work in three specific languages (Akawaio, Beja, Maa). In conclusion, the theoretical conceptualization of pluractionality is discussed referring to the Radical Construction Grammar approach.

Author : D.R. Fraser Taylor,Erik Anonby,Kumiko Murasugi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444642820

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Further Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cybercartography by D.R. Fraser Taylor,Erik Anonby,Kumiko Murasugi Pdf

Further Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cybercartography, Third Edition, Volume Nine, presents a substantively updated edition of a classic text on cybercartography, presenting new and returning readers alike with the latest advances in the field. The book examines the major elements of cybercartography and embraces an interactive, dynamic, multisensory format with the use of multimedia and multimodal interfaces. Material covering the major elements, key ideas and definitions of cybercartography is newly supplemented by several chapters on two emerging areas of study, including international dimensions and language mapping. This new edition delves deep into Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, Iran and Kyrgyzstan, demonstrating how insights emerge when cybercartography is applied in different cultural contexts. Meanwhile, other chapters contain case studies by a talented group of linguists who are breaking new ground by applying cybercartography to language mapping, a breakthrough that will provide new ways of understanding the distribution and movement of language and culture. Highlights the relationship between cybercartography and critical geography Incorporates the latest developments in the field of cybercartography, including International Dimensions and Language Mapping Showcases the legal, ethical and policy implications of mapping local and traditional knowledge

Author : Wallace L. Chafe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033965471

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Seneca Morphology and Dictionary by Wallace L. Chafe Pdf

Author : Nancy Bonvillain
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781772821703

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A grammar of Akwesasne Mohawk by Nancy Bonvillain Pdf

Presentation of the general characteristics of Mohawk; definition of the word and word formation, completed by a discussion of the phonemics and morphonemics. The major part of the grammar is concerned with the structure and use of the words.

Author : Alessandra Zanobi
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472506085

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Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime by Alessandra Zanobi Pdf

Pantomime was arguably the most popular dramatic genre during the Roman Empire, but has been relatively neglected by literary critics. Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime adds to our understanding of Seneca's tragic art by demonstrating that elements which have long puzzled scholars can be attributed to the influence of pantomime. The work argues that certain formal features which depart from the conventions of fifth-century Attic drama can be explained by the influence of, and interaction with, this more popular genre. The work includes a detailed and systematic analysis of the specific pantomime-inspired features of Seneca's tragedies: the loose dramatic structure, the presence of “running commentaries” (minute descriptions of characters undergoing emotional strains or performing specific actions), of monologues of self-analysis, and of narrative set-pieces. Relevant to the culture of Roman imperial culture more generally, Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime includes an outline of the general features of pantomime as a genre. The work shows that the influence of sub-literary-genres such as pantomime and mime, the sister art of pantomime, can be traced in several Roman writers whose literary production was antecedent or contemporary with Seneca's. Furthermore, the work sheds light on the interaction between sub-literary genres of a performative nature such as mime and pantomime and more literary ones, an aspect of Latin culture which previous scholarship has tended to overlook. Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime provides an original contribution to the understanding of the impact of pantomime on Roman literary culture and of controversial and little-understood features of Senecan tragedies.