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The language of the Inuit: syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic
Louis-Jacques Dorais
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Frontmatter
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Maps and Tables (page ix)
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Preface (page xi)
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Introduction (page 3)
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1. The Eskaleut Family of Languages (page 7)
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2. The Inuit Language (page 27)
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3. The Nunavik Dialect of Inuktitut (page 66)
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4. The Prehistory of the Inuit Language (page 88)
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5. Historical Sources and Linguistic Change (page 106)
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6. Semantics, Neology, and Oral Literature (page 135)
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7. Literacy and Formal Education (page 172)
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8. Language Contact and Bilingualism (page 215)
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9. The Current Status of the Inuit Language (page 235)
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10. Conclusion: Language and Identity in the Arctic (page 261)
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Appendix 1: The Possessive Noun Declension (Nunavik Inuktitut) (page 279)
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Appendix 2: The Grammatical Endings of Verbs (Nunavik Inuktitut) (page 283)
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Appendix 3: Categories of Lexical Affixes with Nunavik Inuktitut Examples (page 289)
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Appendix 4: Inuit First and Home Languages in Inuit nunaat (Canada) in 2006 (page 292)
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Notes (page 297)
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References (page 343)
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Index (page 387)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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Études/Inuit/Studies | 34.2 (2010): 185-188 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/42870097 |
ANL | 52.1 (2010): 104-107 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40929740 |
UTQ | 81.3 (2012): 712-713 | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/489194 |
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Published: c2010
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- 9780773536463 (hardcover)
- 9780773581760 (ebook)
- 9780773544451 (paper)