Nez Perce Dictionary

A dictionary of the Nez Perce language, which is spoken in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It illustrates how each word is used by citing examples from the published Nez Perce oral literature. It also includes an English-Nez Perce index, and appendixes listing phonosymbolic words and Nez Perce animal and plant names.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Haruo Aoki (1930–2022) was Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature at University of California, Berkeley. He was a linguist and Nez Perce scholar.

Zusammenfassung

A dictionary of the Nez Perce language, which is spoken in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It illustrates how each word is used by citing examples from the published Nez Perce oral literature. It also includes an English-Nez Perce index, and appendixes listing phonosymbolic words and Nez Perce animal and plant names.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Aoki Haruo, Haruo Aoki
• Verlag: University Of California Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.1994
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher
• EAN: 9780520097636
• ISBN: 978-0-520-09763-6
• Anzahl Seiten: 1’304
• Serie: UC Publications in Linguistics; University of California Publi > 122; UC Publications in Linguistics > 122
• Themen: Ethnic Studies, Linguistics, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Dictionaries, Native American Studies, North & Central American indigenous languages, North and Central American indigenous languages, linguistic history, Oral literature, thesauruses, Indian Culture, learning from experts, indian tradition, books for linguists, native american language, nez perce language, learning nez perce, nez perce tribe, nez perce indians, nez perce traditions, history of the plateau, nez perce people, nez perce dictionary, english nez perce index, learning about languages, nez perce history, phonosymbolic words, how to speak nez perce, nez perce culture, nez perce life