Product Key Features
Number of Pages528 Pages
Publication NameBlackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes : Third Edition
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Dictionaries, Native American Languages, Anthropology / General
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Reference, Social Science
AuthorDonald G. Frantz, Norma Jean Russell
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
LCCN2021-425813
Reviews'The thought and care that have gone into the definitions are everywhere apparent; of necessity economical, they are always lucid. ... The result is an admirable example of lexicography.' --Richard W. Parker, Canadian Book Review Annual 'It is therefore a real pleasure to welcome the appearance of this dictionary, produced by a team with both technical expertise in linguistics and dictionary making and excellent competence in the Blackfoot language.' --Allan R. Taylor, American Indian Culture and Research Journal 'A major contribution to Algonquian lexicography, a most welcome addition to the literature...It should have an honoured place on the bookshelf of everyone interested in the Western Algonquian languages.' --Paul Proulx, Canadian Journal of Linguistics 'This dictionary, the first to be published in over 50 years, is a milestone.' --B.R. Johnson, Choice, 'The thought and care that have gone into the definitions are everywhere apparent; of necessity economical, they are always lucid. ... The result is an admirable example of lexicography.' --Richard W. Parker, Canadian Book Review Annual 'This dictionary, the first to be published in over 50 years, is a milestone.' --B.R. Johnson, Choice 'It is therefore a real pleasure to welcome the appearance of this dictionary, produced by a team with both technical expertise in linguistics and dictionary making and excellent competence in the Blackfoot language.' --Allan R. Taylor, American Indian Culture and Research Journal 'A major contribution to Algonquian lexicography, a most welcome addition to the literature...It should have an honoured place on the bookshelf of everyone interested in the Western Algonquian languages.' --Paul Proulx, Canadian Journal of Linguistics
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal497/.3523
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Table Of ContentHow to Use This Dictionary Acknowledgements Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Blackfoot-English Dictionary English Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition
SynopsisThe Blackfoot Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot. This third edition of the critically acclaimed dictionary adds more than 1,100 new entries, major additions to verb stems, and the inclusion of vai, vii, vta, and viti syntactic categories., The Blackfoot Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana. This third edition of the critically acclaimed dictionary adds more than 1,100 new entries, major additions to verb stems, and the inclusion of vai, vii, vta, and viti syntactic categories. It contains more than 5,500 Blackfoot-English entries and an English index of more than 6,000 entries, and provides thorough coverage of cultural terms. The transcription uses an official, technically accurate alphabet and the authors have classified entries and selected examples based on more than 46 years of research.
LC Classification NumberPM2343.F7 2017