And he knew our language : missionary linguistics on the Pacific northwest coast

And he knew our language missionary linguistics on the Pacific northwest coast

This ambitious and ground-breaking book examines the linguistic studies produced by missionaries based on the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America (and particularly Haida Gwaii) during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Making extensive use of unpublished archival materials, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tomalin, Marcus (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 116.
Materias:
Haida language > Discourse analysis.
Haida Indians > Languages.
Indians > Languages > History.
Indians of North America > Missions > British Columbia > Haida Gwaii.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423462506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • And he knew our language
  • Editorial page
  • Title page
  • LCC Data
  • Dedication page
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Missionary linguistics
  • 1.2 The languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast
  • 1.3 The Haida language
  • 1.4 The Kwak'wala language
  • 1.5 The Tsimshian language
  • 1.6 Summary
  • 2. Culture and contact
  • 2.1 Haida Gwaii
  • 2.2 Discovery and exploration
  • 2.3 The arrival of the missionaries
  • 2.4 Disease and demography
  • 3. Initial encounters
  • 3.1 Explorations
  • 3.2 Comparing and contrasting Tsimshian and Haida
  • 3.3 The Lord's prayer
  • 3.4 The acquirement of the tongue
  • 3.5 Preparing the ground
  • 4. Analysing and assessing
  • 4.1 Language and mission
  • 4.2 Hall and Kwak'wala
  • 4.3 Harrison and Haida
  • 4.4 Phonological associations
  • 4.5 The noun phrase domain
  • 4.6 The verb phrase domain
  • 5. Translating scripture
  • 5.1 Mission and translation
  • 5.2 The Haida scriptures
  • 5.3 Souls and spirits
  • 5.4 Social hierarchies and power structures
  • 5.5 Ideology and dialogue
  • 6. Anthropological approaches
  • 6.1 A strange relationship
  • 6.2 The influence of the missionaries
  • 6.3 The influence of the anthropologists
  • 6.4 Exploring shamanism
  • 6.5 Consequences
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index of biographical names
  • Index of subjects and terms.

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