A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Métis

ISBN-13: 9780195097122 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 336 str.

Peter Bakker

Opis

The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being.

Recenzje

"A major contribution, this book presents a sensible, intensively researched solution to a problem that has long challenged scholars....Linguists, historians, and all students of Métis culture and history will be much in debt to Peter Bakker for his analytical breakthroughs in this field."—Jennifer S.H. Brown, University of Winnipeg