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American indigenous languages

Paperback. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; 2JNN; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215762
ISBN
9780812215762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.16

Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803262874
ISBN
9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Hardback. When Mary R Haas died in 1996, she left behind several thousand pages of notes and texts in the Creek (Muskogee) language collected in Oklahoma from 1936 to 1940. This title deals with this work. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 819 pages, 2 b/w, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286429
ISBN
9780520286429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.15
€ 49.62

Paperback. Presents the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the great decipherment of an ancient Maya script revised with the advanced developments. This title features 113 illustrations that provide details about the people and texts that have enabled us to read the Maya script. Num Pages: 304 pages, 113 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CFL; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500289556
ISBN
9780500289556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. A comprehensive grammar of classical Nahuatl, offering a complete and clear treatment of the language's structure, grammar and vocabulary. Num Pages: 474 pages, 1465 exercises. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. 474 pages, 1465 exercises. A comprehensive grammar of classical Nahuatl, offering a complete and clear treatment of the language's structure, grammar and vocabulary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CJB. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight: 654.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
474
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521732291
ISBN
9780521732291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.60

Hardcover. Facsimile of Father Grouard's 1883 pioneering prayer book in Cree syllabics with translation, transliteration, and cultural explication. Translator(s): Demers, Patricia; McIlwraith, Naomi L.; Thunder, Dorothy. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, map,. BIC Classification: 2JN; CF; HRCL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 287 x 260 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645159
ISBN
9780888645159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.59
€ 75.16

Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983509
ISBN
9780295983509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.17

Paperback. Kaqchikel is one of approximately thirty Mayan languages spoken in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and, increasingly, the United States. This guide helps students, scholars, and professionals in many fields who work with Kaqchikel speakers, in both Guatemala and the United States, develop basic communication skills. Illustrator(s): Bauer, Angelika. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714601
ISBN
9780292714601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199944521
ISBN
9780199944521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

This book explores the role that the High Academy of the Quechua Language plays in language policy and planning, and revitalization efforts for Quechua in the Andean region. This book would appeal to researchers of the Quechua language, and those studying Indigenous language policy and planning, maintenance and revitalization. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2JSQ; CFB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783094240
ISBN
9781783094240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.13

Paperback. First published compilation by the Squamish Nation of Skwxwu7mesh Snichim Editor(s): Jacobs, Peter; Jacobs, Damara. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1 bw photos, 1 color photos, 1 maps,. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JN; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990224
ISBN
9780295990224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.17

Paperback. Series: Borealis Book S. Num Pages: 681 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
681
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873512824
ISBN
9780873512824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JN; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514729
ISBN
9780873514729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2J; DSB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529677
ISBN
9780714529677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Teran, Victor; Shook, David. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2J; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Phoneme United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939419262
ISBN
9781939419262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. This book examines the history of language policy by and for Native Americans, and contemporary language revitalization initiatives. The book explores innovative language regenesis projects, the role of Indigenous youth in language reclamation, and prospects for Native American language and culture continuance. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2J; CFB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847698629
ISBN
9781847698629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.33

Paperback. This volume describes aspects of word- and sentence-formation in Nuuchahnulth (formerly known as Nootka), a language spoken on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Aspects included are polysynthetic word formation, word classes, and clause structure. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 183 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098411
ISBN
9780520098411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.79

Hardback. Nowhere was the linguistic diversity of the New World more extreme than in California, where a variety of village-dwelling peoples spoke seventy-eight mutually unintelligible languages. This illustrated handbook reviews what we know about California's indigenous languages. Num Pages: 400 pages, 84 photos, 39 maps, 80 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2JN; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266674
ISBN
9780520266674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.45
€ 74.12

Hardback. A comprehensive, annotated listing of over a thousand books, monographs, and articles containing substantive information on all the American Indian languages of California and closely related languages outside its boundaries. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2J; CFF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810815476
ISBN
9780810815476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.91

Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257719
ISBN
9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

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