{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-kanienkeha-mohawk-with-connections-to-the-past-hardback-9781487548438","title":"A Dictionary of Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past (Hardback) 9781487548438","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Dictionary of Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGunther Michelson (Author), Karin Michelson (Author), Glenda Canadian Deer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487548438\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.6 x 22.4 x 2.8 cm, 1.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dictionary provides a record of the Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha (Mohawk) language as spoken by fluent first- and second-language speakers at the Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha Mohawk Territory outside of Montréal, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha language has been written since the 1600s, and these dictionary entries include citations from published, archival, and informal writings from the seventeenth century onwards. These citations are a legacy of the substantial documents of missionary scholars and several informal vocabulary lists written by Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha speakers, among others. The introduction to the dictionary provides a description of the organization and orthography of the historical works so that they can be used in the future by those studying and learning the language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dictionary of Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past\u003c\/em\u003e allows scholars and students to learn the meaning, composition, and etymology of words in a language known for its particularly complex word structure. The organization of the entries, according to noun and verb roots, highlights the remarkable potential and adaptability of the language to express traditional concepts, as well as innovations that have resulted from contact with other customs and languages that have become part of the contemporary culture of the Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kehá:ka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminaries \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e1.1 About Dictionaries \u003cbr\u003e1.2. Orthography and Pronunciation Guide \u003cbr\u003e1.2.1 Writing \u003cem\u003eh\u003c\/em\u003e and Glottal Stop \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha Dialects \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Organization of Entries \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Overview of Morphology \u003cbr\u003e4.1 Minimal Verb and Noun Forms \u003cbr\u003e4.2 Non-Modal Prefixes \u003cbr\u003e4.3 The Reflexive and Semi-Reflexive Prefixes \u003cbr\u003e4.4 Noun Incorporation \u003cbr\u003e4.5 Derivational Suffixes \u003cbr\u003e4.6 Aspects and Aspect Extensions \u003cbr\u003e4.7 Locative Suffixes \u003cbr\u003e4.8 Attributive Clitics \u003cbr\u003e4.9 Representing Variant Forms \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Works Cited in Entries \u003cbr\u003e5.1 Early Seventeenth-Century Vocabularies \u003cbr\u003e5.2 Seventeenth-Century Dictionaries: Bruyas, Galissionniere \u003cbr\u003e5.3 Nineteenth-Century Dictionaries: Marcoux, Cuoq \u003cbr\u003e5.4 Eighteenth-Century Sources \u003cbr\u003e5.5 Other Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Sources \u003cbr\u003e5.6 Sources on Other Languages \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Final Remarks on Words and Dictionaries \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha-English Dictionary \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish-Kanien\u0026amp;#x2019;kéha Index \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003eAbout Gunther Michelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595898253592,"sku":"9781487548438","price":65.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-dictionary-of-kanienkeha-mohawk-with-connections-to-the-past-hardback-9781487548438","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}