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



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Autore: Bakker Peter Visualizza persona
Titolo: A language of our own [[electronic resource] ] : the genesis of Michif : the mixed Cree-French language of the Canadian Métis / / Peter Bakker Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1997
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
Disciplina: 447.971
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Soggetto topico: Michif language - History
Michif language - Grammar
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 - 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.
Titolo autorizzato: A language of our own  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-52809-5
0-19-535708-6
1-4294-0152-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458097403321
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