The language of the Inuit syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic / Louis-Jacques Dorais.

Author/creator Dorais, Louis-Jacques, 1945-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMontreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press,
Descriptionxii, 396 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesMcGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58
Contents Introduction -- The Eskaleut family of languages -- The Inuit language -- The Nunavik Dialect of Inukitut -- The prehistory of the Inuit language -- Historical sources and linguistic change -- Semantics, neology, and oral change -- Literacy and formal education -- Language contact and bilingualism -- The current status of the Inuit Language -- Conclusion : language and identity in the arctic -- Appendices. The possessive noun declension (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; The grammatical endings of verbs (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; Categories of lexical affixes with Nunavik Inuktitut examples ; Inuit first and home languages in Inuit nunaat (Canada) in 2006.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010294950
ISBN9780773536463
ISBN0773536469

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