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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Meant for historical linguists
Don't buy this book expecting to learn the Powhatan language. If you do so, you're bound to be disappointed. It is not a teaching volume. Rather, it is meant as historical and linguistic preservation--an attempt to make this relic of the extinct Powhatan language available to a wider audience. It is meant mainly for academic libraries, linguistics experts, and those with...
Published on February 17, 2006 by Florentius
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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not as represented
Book is 36 sparse pages (containing many blank pages). Minature book is about 3/8 inch thick. Way overpriced. It is worth about $1.
Published on January 7, 2005 by John Sutton
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Meant for historical linguists,
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)
Don't buy this book expecting to learn the Powhatan language. If you do so, you're bound to be disappointed. It is not a teaching volume. Rather, it is meant as historical and linguistic preservation--an attempt to make this relic of the extinct Powhatan language available to a wider audience. It is meant mainly for academic libraries, linguistics experts, and those with a genuine interest in studying an extinct Native American language.
Another reviewer who said the book contained "36 pages" is mistaken. Though a small book, it is the largest extant word-list of the Powhatan language, containing over 1,000 words.
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Powhatan Vocabulary,
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)
This is a modern reprint of William Strachey's 1849 vocabulary of Powhatan, an unfortunately extinct Algonquian Indian language of Virginia (famously spoken by Pocahontas.) This and John Smith's vocabulary are about all we have left of the Powhatan language, and the ALR presentations of the two vocabularies are clear and valuable to anyone with a historical interest in the language.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) (Hardcover)
Book is 36 sparse pages (containing many blank pages). Minature book is about 3/8 inch thick. Way overpriced. It is worth about $1.
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A Dictionary of Powhatan (American Language Reprints) by William Strachey (Hardcover - Jan. 1999)
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