Language of Our Own - The Genesis of Michif, Mixed Cree French Language of Canadian Metis

Zusatztext "A major contribution, this book presents a sensible, intensively researched solution to a problem that has long challenged scholars....Linguists, historians, and all students of Métis culture and history will be much in debt to Peter Bakker for his analytical breakthroughs in this field."--Jennifer S.H. Brown, University of Winnipeg Klappentext The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being. Zusammenfassung The Michif language is considered "impossible" as it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and utilizes two sets of grammatical rules. This study uses historical research and fieldwork data to analyze the language, spoken by the descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Bakker, Peter (Researcher Bakker, Bakker Peter
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780195097122
• ISBN: 978-0-19-509712-2
• Pages: 336
• Thèmes: Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics; Oxford Studies in Anthropologi; Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; French, Canada, Anthropology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Dialect, slang & jargon, Dialect, slang and jargon