The language of the Inuit syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic /

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Hoofdauteur: Dorais, Louis-Jacques, 1945-
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010.
Reeks:McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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.