{"product_id":"blackfoot-grammar-third-edition-hardback-9781487500863","title":"Blackfoot Grammar; Third Edition (Hardback) 9781487500863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlackfoot Grammar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald G. Frantz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487500863\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e`It compiles a wealth of information in a single volume, which, together with the previously published dictionary, is a welcome addition to the field.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Canadian Journal of Linguistics \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Frantz has addressed all of the important aspects of Blackfoot structure and in a way that is accessible to people who need or want to know about the language. His study is concise, clear, and largely accurate … an outstanding addition to the growing corpus of descriptions of Algonquian languages.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - American Indian Culture and Research Journal \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;… this work, which greatly increases the amount of readily available lexical material, is most welcome on both scientific and cultural grounds.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Language and Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough thousands of people in Alberta and Montana speak Blackfoot, an Algonquian language, their numbers are diminishing and the survival of Blackfoot is in danger. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackfoot Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e, the companion volume to \u003ci\u003eThe Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots and Affixes Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, provides description and analyses of the major features of Blackfoot grammar and language structures. The changes throughout this third edition reflect approaches refined through years of teaching experience. A new appendix, featuring a lengthy Blackfoot text with interlinear English translation has been added, as well as numerous corrections and additions to every chapter. This third edition of \u003ci\u003eBlackfoot Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome resource not only for those who wish to learn the language, but for all those with an interest in Native Studies and North American linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Blackfoot Alphabet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Some Basics of Noun Inflection \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Intransitive Verbs \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 More on Intransitive Verbs \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Some Phonological Rules \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Tense and Aspect \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Four Verb Stem Types \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Transitive Inanimate Verbs \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Attached Pronouns \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Transitive Animate, Part 1: Direct \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Transitive Animate, Part 2: Inverse \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Transitive Animate, Part 3 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Demonstratives \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Possessives \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Allomorphy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Complex Verb Stems, Part 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Complex Verb Stems, Part 2: Finals \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Some Concrete Finals \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Other Verb Paradigms \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Nominalizations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Complement Clause Types\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Translating from English to Blackfoot\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Numbers and Enumeration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Verb Paradigms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Phonological Rules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C The Sounds of Blackfoot\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D Design of the Blackfoot Alphabet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E Ikasskini: Analyzed Blackfoot Text\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\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":52595448742168,"sku":"9781487500863","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/blackfoot-grammar-third-edition-hardback-9781487500863","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}