Dakota language Dakota grammar : with texts and ethnography
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0873514726
ISBN 13
9780873514729
Category
First Nations Language Resources
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
239
Subject
Dakota language
Series Name
Abstract
"This classic work on the language, grammar, tales, history, and culture of the Dakota Indians is the result of many years of linguistic study and personal experience spent in Minnesota by Stephen R. Riggs, who arrived as a Presbyterian missionary in 1837. A noted scholar of Dakota literature with a great gift for languages, Riggs (1812-83) was the author or coauthor of numerous publications, including A Dakota-English Dictionary (Minnesota Historical Society Press).
In Dakota grammar, Riggs presents three interrelating aspects of language and culture, beginning with a detailed description of the Santee dialect of the Dakota language and its grammar. The texts of the traditional stories — as recounted in Dakota by native speakers Michael (Michel) Renville, David Grey Cloud, Walking Elk, and James Garvie — are each accompanied by full English translations. Riggs also provides an ethnographic overview of various aspects of Dakota culture and history that enhances the value of the book to all students of Dakota.
A worthy companion to both Rigg's dictionary and John P. Williamson's An English-Dakota Dictionary (Minnesota Historical Society Press), Dakota Grammar, first published in 1893, lives on as an important source for the preservation and revitalization of Dakota culture and heritage.
An introduction by John D. Nichols, professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, places this work in its linguistic, historical, and cultural context, along with providing useful information for the current study of the Dakota language."--Back cover.
In Dakota grammar, Riggs presents three interrelating aspects of language and culture, beginning with a detailed description of the Santee dialect of the Dakota language and its grammar. The texts of the traditional stories — as recounted in Dakota by native speakers Michael (Michel) Renville, David Grey Cloud, Walking Elk, and James Garvie — are each accompanied by full English translations. Riggs also provides an ethnographic overview of various aspects of Dakota culture and history that enhances the value of the book to all students of Dakota.
A worthy companion to both Rigg's dictionary and John P. Williamson's An English-Dakota Dictionary (Minnesota Historical Society Press), Dakota Grammar, first published in 1893, lives on as an important source for the preservation and revitalization of Dakota culture and heritage.
An introduction by John D. Nichols, professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, places this work in its linguistic, historical, and cultural context, along with providing useful information for the current study of the Dakota language."--Back cover.
Description
239 pages ; 21 cm.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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