Tellings from our elders : Lushootseed syeyehub Volume 1, Snohomish texts / as told by Martha Williams Lamont, Elizabeth Charles Krise, Edward Sam, and Agnes Jules James ; [transcribed, translated, and compiled by] David Beck and Thom Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, David, Author.

Contributor:

Sam, Edward, storyteller.

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

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

Lamont, Martha Williams, storyteller.

Krise, Elizabeth Charles, storyteller.

James, Agnes Jules, storyteller.

Series:

First Nations languages.

First nations languages

First Nations languages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Puget Sound Salish languages.

Puget Sound Salish languages--Texts.

Puget Sound Salish Indians--Folklore.

Puget Sound Salish Indians.

Puget Sound Salish languages--Revival.

Tales--Washington (State).

Tales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (617 p.)

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014

Place of Publication:

Vancouver [British Columbia] : UBC Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rich in cultural and linguistic information, the traditional stories of the Coast Salish contain the keys to cultural revitalization. Tellings from Our Elders presents eighteen stories in Snohomish, a dialect of Lushootseed, the language of the indigenous peoples who live on the southern and eastern shores of Puget Sound, as told by members of the last generation to claim the language as their mother tongue. Many of these stories – or syeyehub – were recorded decades ago and their transcriptions made available, but few were transcribed, and even fewer analyzed. Deep understanding of the structure and logic of the language itself has eluded linguists. In this landmark study, David Beck and Thom Hess provide this missing analysis. With English translations, full morpheme-by-morpheme glosses, and a glossary of specialized terminology, this book is certain to be both an invaluable resource for scholars and a tool for those who want to ensure that Lushootseed is used by generations to come.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Abbreviations and Symbols

Introduction

səswixab Martha Williams Lamont c. 1880–1973

Elizabeth Charles (Charley) Krise 1875-1969

sʔadacut Edward “Hagan” Sam 1907-1973

lalacut Agnes Jules James 1889-1971

Glossary of Terms

References

Notes:

Includes tales previously published in the Lushootseed reader.

The symbol for schwa appears on the title page.

"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"--Page 3 of introduction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [599]-600).

ISBN:

0-7748-2812-9

0-7748-2357-7

OCLC:

870652576