Musqueam reference grammar / Wayne Suttles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suttles, Wayne P., 1918-2005.

Series:

First nations languages.

First nations languages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salishan languages--Dialects.

Salishan languages.

Salishan languages--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 595 pages) : map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is the long-awaited grammar of the Musqueam dialect of Halkomelem, which Wayne Suttles began work on in the late 1950s. The Musqueam people are the First Nation whose aboriginal territory includes much of the Fraser Delta and the city of Vancouver. Halkomelem, one of the twenty-three languages that belong to the Salish Family, is spoken in three distinct forms: Upriver, by the St�:lo' of the Fraser Valley; Downriver, of which Musqueam is the only surviving representative; and Island, spoken by the Nanaimo and Cowichan of Vancouver Island. Suttles, an anthropologist, worked with knowledgeable older people, eliciting traditional stories, personal narratives, and ethnographic accounts. The grammar covers the usual topics of phonology, morphology, and syntax, illustrated by numerous sentences selected for their cultural relevance, providing insight into traditional practices, social relations, and sense of humour. There are also chapters on kinship and on space and time as well as five texts and appendices giving an index of grammatical elements, names of places and peoples, and the history of work on Halkomelem. It is written using the terms of traditional grammar as much as possible, without following a particular theoretical perspective. Musqueam Reference Grammar is perhaps the fullest account of any Salish language. It will be welcomed by linguists, anthropologists, and the Musqueam people.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

Phonology

Synopsis of Morphology

Syntax 1: Simple Sentences

Syntax 2: Complex Sentences

Syntax 3: Compound Sentences

Syntax 4: Negation

Morphology of the Root 1: The Verb

Morphology of the Root 2: The Noun

Morphology of the Root 3: Adjectives and Adjective-like Words

Non-Personal Affixes 1: Voice

Non-Personal Affixes 2: Aspectual and Modal Affixes

Non-Personal Affixes 3: Derivational Affixes

Non-Personal Affixes 4: Lexical Suffixes

Person Markers

The Demonstrative System

Predicate Particles and Tags

Interrogative Words

Adverbs and Adverbial and Modal Words and Phrases

Numerals

Exclamations and Interjections

Kinship Terms

Space and Time

Sample Texts

Index of Grammatical Elements and Lexical Affixes

Names of Places and Peoples

A History of Work on Halkomelem

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-5097-3

OCLC:

70717882