Papers of the Fiftieth Algonquian Conference
Published on 1. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-61186-383-3 (ISBN)
Description
Papers of the Algonquian Conference is a collection of peer-reviewed scholarship from an annual international forum that focuses on topics related to the languages and cultures of Algonquian peoples. This series touches on a variety of subject areas, including anthropology, archaeology, education, ethnography, history, Indigenous studies, language studies, literature, music, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Contributors often cite never-before-published data in their research, giving the reader a fresh and unique insight into the Algonquian peoples and rendering these papers essential reading for those interested in studying Algonquian society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-61186-383-3 (9781611863833)
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Persons
MONICA MACAULAY is a professor of language sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and on the board of the Endangered Language Fund, a nonprofit organization that funds language revitalization and preservation projects around the world.
MARGARET NOODIN is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she also serves as the director of the Electa Quinney Institute and teaches Anishinaabemowin.
MARGARET NOODIN is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she also serves as the director of the Electa Quinney Institute and teaches Anishinaabemowin.
Content
Contents Preface 50th Algonquian Conference Retrospective | Richard Preston Algonquian Studies: Where We Came from and Where We Are Going | Mary Ann Naokwegijig-Corbiere The Importance of Being Not-Obviative | Irene Appelbaum The Benign Neglect of Language Materials by Historians: A Northeastern Oklahoma Case Study | Amy Dianne Bergseth A Meskwaki Construction in Narrative Texts: Independent Pronoun + Full NP | Amy Dahlstrom The Syntax of (ir)realis in Innu | Rose-Marie Dechaine and Monique Dufresne A Ditransitive Analysis of Possessor Raising in Mi'kmaw: Distinct Licensing for Possessor and Possessum | Yvonne Denny, Arlene Stevens, Elizabeth Paul, Barbara Sylliboy, and Dianne Friesen Nominalization Strategies in Plains Cree: An Analysis of the -win Sufffijix | Lex Giesbrecht and Jordan Lachler The Acquisition of Obviation in Northern East Cree: Evidence from Possessive Constructions | Ryan E. Henke Derivational Functions of Theme Signs in Oji-Cree Sarah Hofffman and Will Oxford Gatherings: The Transformation of Algonquin Settlement Patterns in the 19th Century | Leila Inksetter The Bible in "Plain" Cree: A Look at the Language of the 1862 Translation | Bill Jancewicz Denominative and Quantitative Verbs of Possession in Plains Cree | H. C. Wolfart Contributors