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Tracks that speak : the legacy of Native American words in North American culture / Charles L. Cutler.

Van Pelt Library PE3102.I55 C885 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cutler, Charles L.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Foreign words and phrases--Indian.
English language.
Indigenous peoples--Languages--Influence on English.
Indigenous peoples.
Indians--Languages--Influence on English.
Indians of North America--Languages.
Indians of North America.
Languages in contact--United States.
Languages in contact.
United States.
Physical Description:
xiii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2002]
Summary:
What do the words saguaro, parka, hickory, and muskrat have in common? They all come from Native American languages. Few people consider how deeply American English is indebted to Native Americans and how widely the contributions of Native Americans are used in English today. In Tracks That Speak, Charles L. Cutler offers seventy fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells us about the words themselves and about the things they stood--and stand--for, illuminating not only the roles these things played in traditional Indian societies but also the ones they continue to play in America today. For example, Cutler explains where the word moccasin comes from, how moccasins were made and decorated, what advantages they had for their wearers, how and when they were adopted by European settlers, and what incarnations of them can be found in modern clothing catalogs. Such a wealth of historical, ethnographic, and linguistic material on Native American loanwords in English has never before been gathered and presented so clearly, making Tracks That Speak as engaging as it is informative.
Contents:
Shelter 1
Tepee 1
Igloo 5
Wigwam 7
Quonset Hut 10
Clothing 13
Moccasin 14
Mukluk 17
Shoepac, Pac Boot 19
Parka, Anorak 21
Mackinaw 23
Food From Plants 27
Hominy 28
Corn Pone 31
Succotash 33
Squash 35
Saguaro 38
Additional Plants 41
Pokeweed, Puccoon 41
Pipsissewa 44
Tuckahoe 46
Food From Trees 48
Hickory 49
Pecan 51
Chinquapin 54
Persimmon 56
Other Trees 59
Sequoia 60
Catalpa 64
Tupelo 66
Tamarack, Hackmatack 68
Fish and Seafood 70
Abalone 71
Quahog 74
Geoduck, Yaquina, Umpqua 76
Chinook Salmon 78
Sockeye 80
Muskellunge, Muskie, Maskinoge 83
Terrapin 84
Game Animals 80
Moose 90
Caribou 93
Wapiti 96
Pemmican 99
Furbearers 103
Muskrat 104
Raccoon 106
Opossum 111
Skunk 114
Carcajou, Quickhatch 117
Woodchuck 120
Chipmunk 122
Domesticated Animals 125
Eskimo 126
Husky 127
Malamute 129
Appaloosa 131
Cayuse 133
Artifacts 138
Tomahawk 139
Wampum 141
Kayak 145
Toboggan 148
Northwest Coast 151
Chinook 151
Chinook Wind 154
Potlatch 156
High-Muck-a-Muck, Muck-a-Muck 160
Hooch 161
Sachem, Sagamore 166
Squaw 168
Papoose 171
Kinnikinnick 173
Tammany 176
Mugwump 180
Bayou 183
Muskeg 186
Spirit 189
Sasquatch 190
Totem 194
Kachina 196
Inukshuk 198
Powwow 201
Manitou 204.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0618065091
0618065105
OCLC:
49375037

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