The Salish Language Family

Author : Paul D. Kroeber
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 080322740X

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The Salish Language Family by Paul D. Kroeber Pdf

In this pioneering study Paul D. Kroeber examines the history of an array of important syntactic constructions in the Salish language family. This group of some twenty-three languages, centrally located in the Northwest Coast and Plateau Regions, is noted for its intriguing differences from European languages, including the possible irrelevance of a noun/verb distinction to grammatical structure and the existence of distinctive systems of articles, which also often function as marks of subordination. ø Kroeber draws on and analyzes data from a wide range of textual and other sources. Centering his detailed investigation on patterns of subordination and focusing, he situates these against the broader background of Salish syntax, examines their interrelationships, and reconstructs their historical development. The result is a study that significantly enhances understanding of the structure and history of Salish. As important, Kroeber?s critical command of sources and well-considered historical proposals are exemplary, setting a methodological standard for Americanist scholarship.

Author : Kaoru Kiyosawa,Donna Gerdts
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004185401

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Salish Applicatives by Kaoru Kiyosawa,Donna Gerdts Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive view of the morphology, syntax, and semantics of applicative constructions in Salish, a language family of northwestern North America. The historical development and discourse function of applicatives are elucidated and placed in typological perspective.

Author : Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins,M. Dale Kinkade
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110801255

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Salish Languages and Linguistics by Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins,M. Dale Kinkade Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Emma Noyes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734697806

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Baby Speaks Salish by Emma Noyes Pdf

Literary Nonfiction. Art. BABY SPEAKS SALISH is a one-of-a-kind manual created by a mother seeking to learn and share more Okanagan Salish language with her daughter than she herself was exposed to as an infant or toddler. Created for caregivers and the language curious, this book provides simple examples on how to integrate more Salish words into adult and child interactions.

Author : Daniel Siddiqi,Michael Barrie,Carrie Gillon,Jason Haugen,Eric Mathieu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 839 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351810265

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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 : Wayne P. Suttles
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0774810025

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Musqueam Reference Grammar by Wayne P. Suttles Pdf

Here is the long-awaited grammar of the Musqueam dialect of Halkomelem, which Wayne Suttles began work on in the late 1950s. The Musqueam people's aboriginal territory includes much of the Fraser Delta and the city of Vancouver. Halkomelem is one of the twenty-three languages that belong to the Salish Family. Suttles, an anthropologist, worked with knowledgeable older people, eliciting traditional stories, personal narratives, and ethnographic accounts. The grammar covers the usual topics of phonology, morphology, and syntax, illustrated by numerous sentences selected for their cultural relevance, providing insight into traditional practices, social relations, and sense of humor. With information on kinship, space and time, names of people and places, and the history of work on Halkomelem, this is perhaps the fullest account of any Salish language.

Author : K. David Harrison
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195372069

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When Languages Die by K. David Harrison Pdf

It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. This text focuses on the question: what is lost when a language dies?

Author : Joseph G. Jorgensen
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University ; The Hague : Mouton
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015037367607

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Salish Language and Culture by Joseph G. Jorgensen Pdf

Author : Adrianna Link,Abigail Shelton,Patrick Spero
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781496224330

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Indigenous Languages and the Promise of Archives by Adrianna Link,Abigail Shelton,Patrick Spero Pdf

The collection explores new applications of the American Philosophical Society’s library materials as scholars seek to partner on collaborative projects, often through the application of digital technologies, that assist ongoing efforts at cultural and linguistic revitalization movements within Native communities.

Author : Dawn Bates,Thom Hess,Hilbert, Vi
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0295973234

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Lushootseed Dictionary by Dawn Bates,Thom Hess,Hilbert, Vi Pdf

The introduction to the Lushootseed-English section catalogs Lushootseed word-building structures, and entries exemplify each prefix, suffix, and root. The English-Lushootseed section features encyclopedic entries on many culturally significant topics such as Native canoe classifications and animal names. Scientific classifications are included for botanical terms, and cultural information makes the volume interesting for the nonlinguist. An extensive introduction explains the structure of entries and provides clear definitions of grammatical terms. A detailed description of the sounds of Lushootseed will be invaluable for learners of the language. The traditional dictionary format is readable and economical, resulting in a volume of manageable size.

Author : Kaoru Kiyosawa,Donna Gerdts
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789004183933

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Salish Applicatives by Kaoru Kiyosawa,Donna Gerdts Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive view of the morphology, syntax, and semantics of applicative constructions in Salish, a language family of northwestern North America. The historical development and discourse function of applicatives are elucidated and placed in typological perspective.

Author : Marianne Mithun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107392809

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The Languages of Native North America by Marianne Mithun Pdf

This book provides an authoritative survey of the several hundred languages indigenous to North America. These languages show tremendous genetic and typological diversity, and offer numerous challenges to current linguistic theory. Part I of the book provides an overview of structural features of particular interest, concentrating on those that are cross-linguistically unusual or unusually well developed. These include syllable structure, vowel and consonant harmony, tone, and sound symbolism; polysynthesis, the nature of roots and affixes, incorporation, and morpheme order; case; grammatical distinctions of number, gender, shape, control, location, means, manner, time, empathy, and evidence; and distinctions between nouns and verbs, predicates and arguments, and simple and complex sentences; and special speech styles. Part II catalogues the languages by family, listing the location of each language, its genetic affiliation, number of speakers, major published literature, and structural highlights. Finally, there is a catalogue of languages that have evolved in contact situations.

Author : Carmen Dagostino,Marianne Mithun,Keren Rice
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 43,6 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 : Marianne Ignace,Ronald Eric Ignace
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773551305

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Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws by Marianne Ignace,Ronald Eric Ignace Pdf

An exploration of Secwépemc history told through Indigenous knowledge and oral traditions.

Author : Brent Douglas Galloway
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1729 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780520945180

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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem by Brent Douglas Galloway Pdf

An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.C.,giving information from almost 80 speakers gathered by the author over a period of 40 years. Entries include names and dates of citation, dialect information, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic information, domain memberships of each alloseme, examples of use in sentences, and much cultural information.