A language of our own : the genesis of Michif, the mixed Cree-French language of the Canadian Métis / Peter Bakker.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Bakker, Peter, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Series:

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 10.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 10

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Michif language--History.

Michif language.

Michif language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Michif language is considered 'impossible' since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker analyses the language and how it came into being.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Remarks on Spelling; Abbreviations; Maps; 1 Introduction; 2 European-Amerindian Contact in the Fur Trade; 3 The Métis Nation: Origin and Culture; 4 Grammatical Sketch of Michif; 5 Variation in Michif; 6 Cree-French Language Mixture: Types and Origin; 7 Ethnogenesis and Language Genesis: A Model; 8 The Intertwining of French and Cree; 9 The Source Languages of Michif: French, Cree, and Ojibwe; 10 The Genesis of Michif; Notes; References; Index of Languages, Personal Names, and Geographical Names; Subject Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772124-9

1-280-52809-5

0-19-535708-6

1-4294-0152-4

OCLC:

476005918