The language of the Inuit : syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic /
Dorais, Louis-Jacques, 1945-
The language of the Inuit : syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic / Louis-Jacques Dorais. - Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010. - xii, 396 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780773536463 0773536469
2010294950
20099042231
Inuit--Languages.
Inuit--Languages--Social aspects.
PM50 / .D669 2010
The language of the Inuit : syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic / Louis-Jacques Dorais. - Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010. - xii, 396 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780773536463 0773536469
2010294950
20099042231
Inuit--Languages.
Inuit--Languages--Social aspects.
PM50 / .D669 2010