A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Métis (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics)
Author(s)
Bakker, Peter
Bakker, Peter
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.
| Name in long format: | A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Métis (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics) |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195097114 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195097115 |
| Book pages: | 336 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | REV ed. |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.5 Inches, Length: 6.31 Inches, Weight: 1.4219815899 Pounds, Width: 0.969 Inches |
