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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819947603321

Autore

Bakker Peter <1959-.>

Titolo

A language of our own : the genesis of Michif, the mixed Cree-French language of the Canadian M�etis / / Peter Bakker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-772124-9

1-280-52809-5

0-19-535708-6

1-4294-0152-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; ; 10

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

447.971

497.3

497/.3

Soggetti

Michif language - History

Michif language - Grammar

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Remarks on Spelling; Abbreviations; Maps; 1 Introduction; 2 European-Amerindian Contact in the Fur Trade; 3 The Métis Nation: Origin and Culture; 4 Grammatical Sketch of Michif; 5 Variation in Michif; 6 Cree-French Language Mixture: Types and Origin; 7 Ethnogenesis and Language Genesis: A Model; 8 The Intertwining of French and Cree; 9 The Source Languages of Michif: French, Cree, and Ojibwe; 10 The Genesis of Michif; Notes; References; Index of Languages, Personal Names, and Geographical Names; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Michif language is considered 'impossible' since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker analyses the language and how it came into being.