Blackfoot Dictionary [Hardcover]

Frantz/Russell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0802007678 | ISBN-13: 978-0802007674 | Publication Date: October 23, 1995 | Edition: 2 Sub

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, technically accurate alphabet and the authors have classified entries and selected examples based on more than 25 years of research.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'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 ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 442 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 2 Sub edition (October 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802007678
• ISBN-13: 978-0802007674
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,105,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blackfoot Dictionary, August 13, 2004

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Laura Redish (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes (Paperback)

This is a detailed and informative dictionary. It includes a pronunciation guide, Blackfoot-English and English-Blackfoot sections. (There is no grammatical overview of Blackfoot included.) The Blackfoot entries are in-depth, with various verb tenses and different forms of the same word provided.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource, February 9, 2010

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E. Worth (Melbourne, Aus) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes (Paperback)

To my knowledge, this is the only lexicographical resource for this rapidly disappearing language, certainly the only one easily available outside the linguistic community. As such, it is invaluable for anyone seeking information on Blackfoot. A complete English-to-Blackfoot index with both lexical entries and their relevant page numbers follows the extensive Blackfoot-to-English section, wherein the principal forms of words are cited (for instance, the plural and possessed forms of nouns) with relevant tonal changes, to provide all necessary morphological information. Cross-references to similar or derived words are also provided.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, January 29, 2012

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This review is from: The Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for learning the Blackfoot Language. I wish that more books would be published like this, as well as audio cds to learn this wonderful language.