Overview
First published in 1980, this volume is the definitive dictionary and linguistic analysis of the Navajo language. In this revised edition, the entire grammatical section has been rewritten to include a wide range of linguistic information that will establish a foundation for future work in Navajo. ""[Robert Young and William Morgan] have made it possible to educate, communicate, inform, and entertain through the written Navajo language.""--Navajo Tribal Council ""[The Navajo Language] is a unique contribution to American Indian linguistics and lexicography. [It is] a reference work of the highest quality, a book that is a rich resource for Navajo speakers, people learning to speak Navajo, and scholars interested in Navajo and Athabaskan linguistics.""--International Journal of American Linguistics
Full Product Details
Author: Robert W. Young ,
William Morgan
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 22.80cm
, Height: 7.00cm
, Length: 29.00cm
Weight: 3.318kg
ISBN: 9780826310149
ISBN 10: 0826310141
Pages: 1069
Publication Date: 30 October 1987
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"[Robert Young and William Morgan] have made it possible to educate, communicate, inform, and entertain through the written Navajo language.-Navajo Tribal Council """"[The Navajo Language] is a unique contribution to American Indian linguistics and lexicography. [It is] a reference work of the highest quality, a book that is a rich resource for Navajo speakers, people learning to speak Navajo, and scholars interested in Navajo and Athabaskan linguistics.""""-International Journal of American Linguistics"
[Robert Young and William Morgan] have made it possible to educate, communicate, inform, and entertain through the written Navajo language. -Navajo Tribal Council [The Navajo Language] is a unique contribution to American Indian linguistics and lexicography. [It is] a reference work of the highest quality, a book that is a rich resource for Navajo speakers, people learning to speak Navajo, and scholars interested in Navajo and Athabaskan linguistics. -International Journal of American Linguistics
[Robert Young and William Morgan] have made it possible to educate, communicate, inform, and entertain through the written Navajo language.-Navajo Tribal Council [The Navajo Language] is a unique contribution to American Indian linguistics and lexicography. [It is] a reference work of the highest quality, a book that is a rich resource for Navajo speakers, people learning to speak Navajo, and scholars interested in Navajo and Athabaskan linguistics. -International Journal of American Linguistics
Author Information
Robert W. Young was professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and was an American linguist known for his pioneering work on the Navajo language in collaboration with Navajo scholar William Morgan. In July 1996, Young and Morgan were honored by the Navajo Nation Council for their work on the Navajo language. Young and Morgan collaborated on Analytical Lexicon of Navajo (UNMP).
