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North & Central American indigenous languages

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

€ 83.30

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

€ 52.25

Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277854
ISBN
9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.18

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

€ 33.87

paperback. At the time of European contact with Native communities, the Caddos (who call themselves the Hasinai) were accomplished traders living in the southern plains. Drawing on interviews with Caddo speakers, tapes made by earlier researchers, and written accounts, this work provides an overview and analysis of Caddo grammar. Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JN; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220881
ISBN
9780803220881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.87

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

€ 95.98
€ 73.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2JN; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816624287
ISBN
9780816624287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.17

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
€ 32.71

Hardback. 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: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257702
ISBN
9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.98
€ 70.06

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

€ 62.84
€ 49.75

Paperback. Presents a unique perspective on the place of language within culture by considering the dual issues of language survival and indigenous identity Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243637
ISBN
9780803243637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225299
ISBN
9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803284395
ISBN
9780803284395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.63

Paperback. Documents the contributions of Native Americans to the notion of American nationhood and to concepts of American identity at a crucial, defining time in US history. This book examines the rhetoric and writings of nineteenth-century Native Americans, including William Apess, Black Hawk, George Copway, John Rollin Ridge, and Sarah Winnemucca. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822319443
ISBN
9780822319443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

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
€ 43.98

Paperback. A complete and up-to-date dictionary of Lakota, this new edition of Eugene Buechel's classic dictionary contains some 30,000 entries. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2JNG; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261990
ISBN
9780803261990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.15

Hardback. A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River .. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780774815260
ISBN
9780774815260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.54

Paperback. This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744584
ISBN
9780804744584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Hardback. 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. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 1304 pages, 1 maps, 20 halftones, 21 figures. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBD; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 178 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2301.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520097636
ISBN
9780520097636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.24
€ 163.18

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