Overview
Thousands of people in Alberta and Montana speak Blackfoot, an Algonquian language. But the numbers are diminishing and the survival of Blackfoot is in some danger. To help preserve the language while it is still in daily use, Donald G. Frantz and Norma Jean Russell collaborated on the Blackfoot Dictionary, published in 1989 to widespread acclaim and later revised in 1995. Blackfoot Grammar, the companion volume to the dictionary, has now also been updated with a second edition. The changes made to each chapter reflect new approaches refined through years of teaching experience. New chapters on 'Numbers and Enumeration' and 'Translating from English to Blackfoot' have been added, as well as new exercises and two new appendixes describing the phonetics of Blackfoot and the design of the alphabet. This second edition of Blackfoot Grammar will be a welcome update not only for those who wish to learn the language, but for all those with an interest in Native Studies and North American linguistics.
Full Product Details
Author: Donald G. Frantz
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.300kg
ISBN: 9781442699878
ISBN 10: 1442699876
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 December 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>'... this work, which greatly increases the amount of readily available lexical material, is most welcome on both scientific and cultural grounds.' -- <em>Language and Linguistics</em>
'It compiles a wealth of information in a single volume, which, together with the previously published dictionary, is a welcome addition to the field.' 'Frantz has addressed all of the important aspects of Blackfoot structure and in a way that is accessible to people who need or want to know about the language. His study is concise, clear, and largely accurate ... an outstanding addition to the growing corpus of descriptions of Algonquian languages.' '... this work, which greatly increases the amount of readily available lexical material, is most welcome on both scientific and cultural grounds.'
'It compiles a wealth of information in a single volume, which, together with the previously published dictionary, is a welcome addition to the field.' -- Canadian Journal of Linguistics 'Frantz has addressed all of the important aspects of Blackfoot structure and in a way that is accessible to people who need or want to know about the language. His study is concise, clear, and largely accurate ... an outstanding addition to the growing corpus of descriptions of Algonquian languages.' -- American Indian Culture and Research Journal '... this work, which greatly increases the amount of readily available lexical material, is most welcome on both scientific and cultural grounds.' -- Language and Linguistics
Author Information
Donald G. Frantz is a professor of Native American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Lethbridge.
