Northwest Voices: Language and Culture in the Pacific Northwest

Few books are devoted to the Pacific Northwest's unique linguistic heritage. The essays collected in Northwest Voices examine the historical background of the Pacific Northwest, the contributions of Indigenous languages, the regional legacy of English, and the relationship between our perceptions of people and the languages they speak.

About the author

Kristin Denham is Professor of Linguistics at Western Washington University. She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Washington. She is co-author (with Anne Lobeck) of Why Study Linguistics, Navigating English Grammar, Linguistics for Everyone, and co-editor (with Anne Lobeck) of Linguistics at School: Language Awareness in Primary and Secondary Education and Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge into K-12 Teaching. She teaches courses on syntax, Salishan languages, language and identity, endangered languages, English grammar, and linguistics in education.

Summary

Few books are devoted to the Pacific Northwest’s unique linguistic heritage. The essays collected in Northwest Voices examine the historical background of the Pacific Northwest, the contributions of Indigenous languages, the regional legacy of English, and the relationship between our perceptions of people and the languages they speak.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kristin Denham (Editor)
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780870719639
• ISBN: 978-0-87071-963-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 227 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 332 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research