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OverviewTsilhqút’ín, also known as Chilcotin, is a northern Athabaskan language spoken by the people of the Chilco River (Tsilhqóx) in Interior British Columbia. This language is spoken by approximately two thousand adults in six reserves, and both spoken and written forms are taught as part of school curricula. Until now, the literature on Tsilhqút’ín contained very little description of the language. With forty-seven consonants and six vowels plus tone, the phonological system is notoriously complex. This book is the first comprehensive grammar of Tsilhqu´t’i´n. It covers all aspects of linguistic structure -- phonology, morphology, and syntax -- including negation and questions. Also included are three stories passed down by Tsilhqút’ín elders Helena Myers (translated by Maria Myers), William Myers, and Mabel Alphonse (translated by Bella Alphonse), which are annotated with linguistic analysis. The product of decades of work by linguist Eung-Do Cook, A Tsilhqút’ín Grammar makes an important contribution to the ongoing documentation of Athabaskan languages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eung-Do CookPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.980kg ISBN: 9780774865708ISBN 10: 0774865709 Pages: 670 Publication Date: 01 August 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Symbols Introduction 1 Sound System and Orthography 2 Words and Their Categories 3 Organization of the Verb 4 Theme Categories and Other Verb Classes 5 Simple Sentences 6 Complex Sentences 7 Movement and Other Syntactic Rules 8 Negation 9 Questions 10 Reference to Third Person and Morphosyntactic Problems Appendix: Three Annotated Texts References CitedReviewsAuthor InformationEung-Do Cook is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Calgary. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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