Searching for Lost City : on the trail of America's native languages

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Searching for Lost City : on the trail of America's native languages / Elizabeth Seay.

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What do we lose when a language disappears? Today, Choctaw, Creek, Comanche, and Ponca are just a few of the Native American languages quickly moving towards extinction. The question of what is lost--after all, speakers themselves often wonder whether it's worth the trouble of keeping their dialect alive--sparked the interest of journalist Elizabeth Seay, who returns to her home state of Oklahoma to research what is left of tribal languages and the customs that surround them. Seay meets a man who weaves spells; the last Comanche code talker; a woman whose Cherokee language was literally taken from her; and two brothers who use Native words in their hip-hop lyrics. The "lost city" of Ross Mountain seems elusive, however--an Ozark enclave where almost all the inhabitants speak Cherokee. The place becomes a metaphor for language itself, and Seay's narrative opens a window onto the quirks and intricacies of speech, leaving readers with new ways to look at the world.--From publisher description.

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ISBN: 1592281958
ISBN: 9781592281954
Physical Description: xxii, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, ©2003.
Copyright: ©2003

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: "Where do I find Lost City?" -- Lost causes -- The code talker -- Orphan child -- Plan B -- The Kiowa rules -- "I have come to cover you" -- Seminole rap -- The road to Ross Mountain -- Inside the language.

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Subject:: Indians of North America > Oklahoma > Languages.
Indians of North America > Oklahoma > Social life and customs.
Indians of North America > Ozark Mountains > Languages.
Indians of North America > Ozark Mountains > Social life and customs.
Indians of North America > Languages.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
Oklahoma.
United States > Ozark Mountains.

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