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

ISBN-13: 9780195097115 / Angielski / Twarda / 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

Peter Bakker's book is an excellent account of the birth of Michif ... Bakker's monograph is the first detailed account of the birth of a mixed language, and hopefully it will be the start of a rich tradition ... This is a pioneering work of high quality that deserves to be followed up by more studies in this field.