02795nam 2200649Ia 450 991045809740332120200520144314.01-280-52809-50-19-535708-61-4294-0152-4(CKB)1000000000401631(EBL)270873(OCoLC)476005918(SSID)ssj0000189045(PQKBManifestationID)11172142(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189045(PQKBWorkID)10156812(PQKB)10435347(MiAaPQ)EBC270873(Au-PeEL)EBL270873(CaPaEBR)ebr10142299(CaONFJC)MIL52809(OCoLC)466423878(EXLCZ)99100000000040163119940928d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA language of our own[electronic resource] the genesis of Michif : the mixed Cree-French language of the Canadian Métis /Peter BakkerOxford Oxford University Press19971 online resource (337 p.)Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics A language of our own Description based upon print version of record.0-19-509712-2 0-19-509711-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IndexThe Michif language - spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada - uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and has two sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present an analysis of how it came into being.Michif languageHistoryMichif languageGrammarElectronic books.Michif languageHistory.Michif languageGrammar.447.971497.3497/.3Bakker Peter982711Universiteit van Amsterdam.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458097403321A language of our own2242655UNINA