The Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems,Roots,and Affixes
This second edition of the critically acclaimed dictionary originally published in 1989 adds more than 300 new entries and amplifies over 1000 others. The Blackfoot Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana. It contains more than 4,000 Blackfoot-English entries and an English index of more than 5,000 entries, and provides thorough coverage of cultural terms. The transcription uses an official,...
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This second edition of the critically acclaimed dictionary originally published in 1989 adds more than 300 new entries and amplifies over 1000 others. The Blackfoot Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquain language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana. It contains more than 4,000 Blackfoot-English entries and an English index of more than 5,000 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 25 years of research. Booknews A guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquin language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana, with some 4,000 Blackfoot-English entries, an English index of some 5,000 entries, and an appendix on the Blackfoot alphabet. This second edition adds 300 new entries and amplifies about 1,000 others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ American Indian Culture and Research Journal\ - Allan R. Taylor\ '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.'\ \ \ \ \ Canadian Journal of Linguistics\ - Paul Proulx\ '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.'\ \ \ Choice\ - B.R. Johnson\ 'This dictionary, the first to be published in over 50 years, is a milestone.'\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquin language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana, with some 4,000 Blackfoot-English entries, an English index of some 5,000 entries, and an appendix on the Blackfoot alphabet. This second edition adds 300 new entries and amplifies about 1,000 others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
