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In this study the author not only comments on some of the important
processes in the syntax of the Mojave language but also provides
the reader with an introduction to a language whose grammar had,
previous to the titles publication in 1976, never been described.
This title will be of interest to students of language and
linguistics.
In this study the author not only comments on some of the important
processes in the syntax of the Mojave language but also provides
the reader with an introduction to a language whose grammar had,
previous to the titles publication in 1976, never been described.
This title will be of interest to students of language and
linguistics.
The Chickasaws are one of the Five Tribes removed by the U.S.
government to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) more than 150 years
ago from their homelands in the southeastern United States. Most
speakers of the Chickasaw language now live in the Chickasaw Nation
in south-central Oklahoma. Although there are fewer than one
hundred fluent speakers today, the tribe has a language program
designed to revitalize and perpetuate the language.
This first scholarly dictionary of the Chickasaw language contains
a Chickasaw-English section with approximately 12,000 main entries,
secondary entries, and cross-references; an English-Chickasaw
index; and an extensive introductory section describing the
structure of Chickasaw words.
The dictionary uses a new spelling system that represents tonal
accent and the glottal stop, neither of which is shown in any
previous dictionary of either Chickasaw or the closely related
Muskogean language, Choctaw. In addition, vowel and consonant
length, vowel nasalization, and other important distinctions are
given. Grammatical information is also provided.
The dictionary is the product of a seventeen-year collaboration
between Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond. They have consulted
over forty other Chickasaw speakers in Oklahoma to collect variant
forms of words, which are also listed in the dictionary.
Many indigenous American languages face imminent extinction, and
the dictionary, often the only written documentation of these
languages, stands as a powerful tool in preserving them. These
essays, written by leading scholars in Native American language
studies, provide a comprehensive picture of the theory and practice
of Native American lexicography. The contributors discuss the
technical, social, and personal challenges involved with the
complex task of creating a dictionary of a Native American
language. The book is also the first of its kind to address both
standard and new issues surrounding the challenging task of
transforming oral languages in general into written dictionaries.
"Making Dictionaries "will be an invaluable source for those
involved with all aspects of documenting and understanding
endangered languages and for the increasing number of native
communities engaged in language reclamation and preservation
efforts.
This collection of 31 articles (dedicated to Margaret Langdon)
represents the multitude of approaches to Native American languages
taken by linguists today. Half of the essays treat Hokan languages,
but Uto-Aztecan, Penutian, Muskogean, Iroquoian, Mayan, and other
groups are also represented, with pieces on phonology, syntax, the
lexicon, and discourse.
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