Tellings from our elders : Lushootseed sy[schwa]y[schwa]hub / [transcribed, translated, and compiled by] David Beck and Thom Hess.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beck, David, 1963- transcriber, translator, editor.

Hess, Thom, 1936-2009, transcriber, translator, editor.

Sam, Edward, storyteller.

Lamont, Martha, storyteller.

Krise, Elizabeth Charles, storyteller.

James, Agnes Jules, storyteller.

Series:

First nations languages

First Nations languages

Language:

English

Salishan languages

Subjects (All):

Puget Sound Salish languages--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Puget Sound Salish languages--Texts.

Puget Sound Salish Indians--Folklore.

Puget Sound Salish languages--Revival.

Tales--Washington (State).

Tales.

Puget Sound Salish languages.

Puget Sound Salish Indians.

Washington (State).

Genre:

Folklore.

Texts.

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Lushootseed syeyehub

Lushootseed sy[schwa]y[schwa]hub

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2014-

Language Note:

Text in English and Salish.

Summary:

Oral stories form a portal through which rich cultural and linguistic information is passed from generation to generation. Traditional stories, called syeyehub in the Lushootseed language, are among the most valued oral traditions of the Coast Salish people of the southern and eastern shores of Puget Sound. Tellings from Our Elders, Volume 2, presents nine stories told in the Skagit River dialects of the Lushootseed language, transcribed from recordings of the last generation of Elders who learned Lushootseed as an exclusive mother tongue. As a collection, they open a doorway not only to important cultural knowledge but also to the specialized vocabulary and patterns of narrative stylistics typical of Coast Salish storytelling. Each story is presented in an interlinearized format with full morpheme-by-morpheme glosses and English translations. This format makes explicit the structure of the language and illustrates the richness of Lushootseed grammar as it is used in context. A glossary at the end of the book gives non-linguists some insight into the specialized terminology used in the analysis, making the texts accessible to the layperson. This book is an invaluable tool for those who want to ensure that Lushootseed is spoken by generations to come. Book jacket.

Contents:

Volume 1. Snohomish texts / as told by Martha Williams Lamont, Elizabeth Charles Krise, Edward Sam, and Agnes Jules James

Tales from the Skagit Valley / as told by Susie Sampson Peter [and seven others]

Notes:

Volume 1 includes tales previously published in the Lushootseed reader.

The symbol for schwa appears on the title page of volume 1.

"The stories included here are selections made initially by Thom Hess for use in preparing lexicographical and pedagogical materials, and represent the most narratively complete and accessible Snohomish in the Hess and Metcalf collections"--V. 1, page 3 of introduction.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Snohomish texts.

Other Format:

Tellings from our elders.

ISBN:

9780774823555

0774823550

9780774829045

0774829044

9780774828123

0774828129

OCLC:

864775062