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American indigenous languages

Paperback. The brilliant Aztec poetic tradition would have all but vanished after the Spanish Conquest in 1521 without the friars who painstakingly transcribed and preserved the poems in the years that followed. This title gives us echoes of the lyrical and philosophical songs, the songs of rejoicing, sorrow, ritual and war, and the epics of myth and legend. Translator(s): Kissam, Edward; Schmidt, Michael. Series: Poetica. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2JNN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856464232
ISBN
9780856464232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.82

Paperback. Designed as a corrective to colonial literary histories that have excluded Native voices, this anthology brings together a variety of primary texts produced by Algonquian peoples of New England during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and very early nineteenth centuries. It includes letters, signatures, journals, baskets, pictographs, and petitions. Editor(s): Bross, Kristina; Wyss, Hilary E. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2JN; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496484
ISBN
9781558496484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.92

Hardcover. This teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by US Latina and Latin American women writers. It should assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, course design and classroom presentation. Editor(s): Quintana, Alvina E. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 2JS; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294137
ISBN
9780312294137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Offers a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. Arnold Krupat considers racial and cultural "essentialism", the ambiguous position of non-Native critics in the field, cultural "sovereignty" and "property", and the place of Native American culture in a so-called multicultural era. Num Pages: 149 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 279.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803277861
ISBN
9780803277861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Sahaptin, or Ichishkiin Sinwit is a Plateau Penutian language spoken in south-central Washington and northern Oregon. This dictionary documents the dialect of Sahaptin that is spoken by the Yakama people. It contains three sections: a Sahaptin-English section; an English-Sahaptin section; and, a section listing roots used in the Sahaptin words. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 illus., 70 in color. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JN; CBDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989150
ISBN
9780295989150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.16
€ 63.36

Paperback. Presents a unique perspective on the place of language within culture by considering the dual issues of language survival and indigenous identity Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243637
ISBN
9780803243637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225299
ISBN
9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. Examines the challenging subject of discoursemarkers in Ojibwe, one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family. Ojibwe Discourse Markers is a remarkable study that interprets and describes the Ojibwe language in its broader theoretical concerns in the field of linguistics. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CFG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299337
ISBN
9780803299337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. An anthology of essays on the translation of Native American languages and literatures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 2J; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803267596
ISBN
9780803267596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. A complete and up-to-date dictionary of Lakota, this new edition of Eugene Buechel's classic dictionary contains some 30,000 entries. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JNG; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261990
ISBN
9780803261990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. This revised edition of "Spoken Cree "by C. Douglas Ellis is the first of three levels in a complete Cree language course, based on the "N" and "L" dialects spoken west of James Bay. Level I introduces the student to Cree by focussing on typical day-to-day situations. Num Pages: 572 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CJA; CJCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643476
ISBN
9780888643476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

hardcover. This book is the most influential work ever published on Nahuatl grammar and remains an essential work of reference for the student of the language. This new edition presents the original Spanish and an English translation on facing pages, along with explanatory commentary. Editor(s): Lockhart, James. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2JNN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742818
ISBN
9780804742818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

Paperback. Documents the contributions of Native Americans to the notion of American nationhood and to concepts of American identity at a crucial, defining time in US history. This book examines the rhetoric and writings of nineteenth-century Native Americans, including William Apess, Black Hawk, George Copway, John Rollin Ridge, and Sarah Winnemucca. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822319443
ISBN
9780822319443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This text provides a detailed analysis of two major aspects - glottalization and nasalization - of the phonology and phonetics of Coatzospan Mixtec, as well as an overview of the segmental phonology of the language. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFA; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360346
ISBN
9780792360346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.33

Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2J; 2ZX; CFH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048153459
ISBN
9789048153459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.38

Hardback. Series: Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus., 2 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 175 x 509. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308318
ISBN
9781477308318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803284395
ISBN
9780803284395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. This classic reference work is based upon both Northern Cree (the "TH" dialect) and Plains Cree (the "Y") dialect. Editor(s): Cardinal, George. Num Pages: 604 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
577
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642844
ISBN
9780888642844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59
€ 47.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 398 pages, 6 color illustrations, 116 black-and-white illustrations, 49 color photographs, 20 black-. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; 2JN; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023685
ISBN
9780884023685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.29
€ 60.05

Hardback. A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River .. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780774815260
ISBN
9780774815260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

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