Nooksack place names : geography, culture, and language / Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Allan.

Contributor:

Galloway, Brent Douglas.

Language:

English

Salishan languages

Subjects (All):

Nooksack Indians--History.

Nooksack Indians.

Salishan languages--Semantics.

Salishan languages.

Salishan languages--Phonology.

Names, Geographical--Social aspects--British Columbia.

Names, Geographical.

Names, Geographical--Social aspects--Washington (State).

Names, Geographical--Social aspects.

Semantics.

History.

Washington (State).

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

xviii, 228 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2011]

Language Note:

Includes some text in Nooksack.

Summary:

For over 30 years Richardson and Galloway have been studying the language and culture of the Nooksack Indians in northwestern Washington. Their efforts have led to the formation of college courses on the language, the publication of several books on the subject, and helped to preserve this endangered culture. This book is the latest product of their work and it focuses on Nooksack place names. The authors draw from their decades of study and field work in the region to provide an ancient linguistic and cultural account of the land. These place names have become an important element in the efforts to preserve Nooksack language and culture. This book appeals to those studying Nooksack Indian culture and language as well as those studying linguistics or anthropology. US distribution is by U. of Washington Press; distribution in Canada is by U. of Toronto Press. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-218) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780774820455

0774820454

OCLC:

744332325