North & Central American indigenous languages
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North & Central American indigenous languages
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
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40
Paperback. A comprehensive grammar of classical Nahuatl, offering a complete and clear treatment of the language's structure, grammar and vocabulary. Num Pages: 474 pages, 1465 exercises. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. 474 pages, 1465 exercises. A comprehensive grammar of classical Nahuatl, offering a complete and clear treatment of the language's structure, grammar and vocabulary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CJB. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight: 654.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 474
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521732291
- ISBN
- 9780521732291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.60
€ 54.60
Paperback. Presents the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the great decipherment of an ancient Maya script revised with the advanced developments. This title features 113 illustrations that provide details about the people and texts that have enabled us to read the Maya script. Num Pages: 304 pages, 113 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CFL; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500289556
- ISBN
- 9780500289556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Kaqchikel is one of approximately thirty Mayan languages spoken in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and, increasingly, the United States. This guide helps students, scholars, and professionals in many fields who work with Kaqchikel speakers, in both Guatemala and the United States, develop basic communication skills. Illustrator(s): Bauer, Angelika. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714601
- ISBN
- 9780292714601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.13
€ 49.99
€ 44.13
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
€ 51.99€ 46.29
€ 51.99
€ 46.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199944521
- ISBN
- 9780199944521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. The Wyandot were born of two Wendat peoples encountered by the French in the first half of the seventeenth century and their history is fragmented by their dispersal between Quebec, Michigan, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This book weaves these fragmented histories together, with a focus on the mid-eighteenth century. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; CJB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771122009
- ISBN
- 9781771122009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Hardcover. Facsimile of Father Grouard's 1883 pioneering prayer book in Cree syllabics with translation, transliteration, and cultural explication. Translator(s): Demers, Patricia; McIlwraith, Naomi L.; Thunder, Dorothy. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, map,. BIC Classification: 2JN; CF; HRCL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 287 x 260 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645159
- ISBN
- 9780888645159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.52€ 75.16
€ 98.52
€ 75.16
Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFH; CJB; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401077217
- ISBN
- 9789401077217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57
Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBG; CF; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401075701
- ISBN
- 9789401075701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 483.52
€ 483.52
Hardback. Focusing on Northern Iroquoian languages that straddle the Canadian-American border, this insightful synthesis of the influential linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky and Richard Kayne shows how noun incorporation results from a symmetry-breaking operation. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JNG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400715691
- ISBN
- 9789400715691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 2 Blg
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934594063
- ISBN
- 9781934594063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
This book offers a new approach to the use of linguistic data to reconstruct prehistory. The author shows how a well-studied language family--in this case Uto-Aztecan--can be used as an instrument for reconstructing prehistory. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354808
- ISBN
- 9780826354808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.74
€ 83.74
This easy-to-use Navajo dictionary is intended primarily for Navajo children learning to read and write the language in bilingual classrooms, but it is also useful for anyone wanting to learn Navajo. Num Pages: 865 pages, 598 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2JND; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 865
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826338259
- ISBN
- 9780826338259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.06
€ 112.06
Inspired by Chief Joseph's statement that "the Earth and myself are of one mind," Dunsmore studies the works of major Native writers and their connection with the natural world. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826317988
- ISBN
- 9780826317988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
This definitive dictionary and linguistic resource by Robert Young is once again available. Num Pages: 1069 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBD; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 71. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1069
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826310149
- ISBN
- 9780826310149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.39
€ 171.39
Hardback. A phonetic fieldwork study of the sound system of an important Native American language. This work is one of the monograph-length phonetic investigations of an indigenous North American language. It provides a baseline description of the phonetics of the Navajo language, as it is spoken on the Navajo reservation. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JND; 2JNN; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013515
- ISBN
- 9781402013515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.78
€ 126.78
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
€ 192.07
€ 192.07
Paperback. Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars Club" Illustrator(s): Meredith, America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2JNG; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629988
- ISBN
- 9781469629988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback. Of the nearly 300,000 people who identified themselves as Navajo in the 2000 US Census, 178,014 identified themselves as speakers of Navajo. Poetry written and performed in both Navajo and English, continues to emerge as an important voice for Navajos. This study investigates the devices found in Navajo written and oral poetic traditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2JND; DSC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348012
- ISBN
- 9780826348012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56