LINGUIST List 13.3003

Tue Nov 19 2002

Books: Anthropological/Historical Linguistics

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  • tschiavo, American Languages in New France, Salvucci (ed)

    Message 1: American Languages in New France, Salvucci (ed)

     Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:53:51 +0000
    From: tschiavo <tschiavoarxpub.com>
    Subject: American Languages in New France, Salvucci (ed)


    Title: American Languages in New France Subtitle: Extracts from the Jesuit Relations Series Title: Annals of Colonial North America Publication Year: 2002 Publisher: Evolution Publishing www.evolpub.com Book URL: http://www.evolpub.com/ACNA/AnnalsNA.html Editor: Claudio R. Salvucci, Hardback: ISBN: 1889758353, Pages: 344, Price: US$75.00 Abstract:

    "[Includes] an excellent introduction to the linguistic situation in the region during the 17th century....[A] fascinating book for anyone interested in Native American languages and ... also an invaluable tool for historical linguists, anthropologists, and ethnologists." -Language Magazine

    This volume collects valuable fragments of linguistic data and accounts of Native language as used among the Algonquian and Iroquoian tribes of New France. Volume 1 documents not only observations on the languages themselves, but also on the mutual intelligibility and geographical extent of various dialects, the various pidgins and jargons which came into use as a result of cultural contact, and the use of European languages such as French and Basque in native North America.

    The volume also includes several extended tracts in various Native American languages, including Br�beuf's 1636 description of Huron grammar, Lalemant's interlinear translation of a Huron prayer, Vimont's letter in Algonquin, Le Jeune's description of Montagnais, and many others. A map showing the location of the various missions and the approximate distributions of the Native languages is also included, as well as useful appendices:

    Appendix A - A Native language concordance of the nearly 1,600 Native terms mentioned in the volume;

    Appendix B - A chart which assembles the various observations about linguistic relationships found in the extracts and compares them with a modern classification.

    Lingfield(s): Anthropological Linguistics Historical Linguistics Subject Language(s): Etchemin (Language code: XETC) Micmac (Language code: MIC) Montagnais (Language code: MOE) Natchez (Language code: NCZ) Ottawa (Language code: OTW) Wyandot (Language code: WYA)

    Language Family(ies): Algonquian Iroquoian

    Areal Regions: Native American

    Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)


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