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American Indian English / William L. Leap.

Leap, William. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0874804167 (acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 9780874804164 (acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: vii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c1993.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Speaker and Structures -- Speakers and Speech Communities -- Sound Patterns, Sentence Forms, and Meanings -- Indian English and Ancestral Language Tradition -- The Ancestral Language Base -- Diversity and Contrast -- History and Functions -- Thoughts on the History of Indian English -- Functions of Indian English -- Indian English in the Classroom -- Contexts of Schooling on the Northern Ute Reservation -- Drawing Inferences When Reading -- Question-answering as Story-telling -- Writing Ute English.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Languages.
English language > United States > Foreign elements > Indian.
Indians of North America > Languages > Influence on English.
Languages in contact > United States.
Americanisms.
Inglés > EE.UU. > Elementos extranjeros > Indios
Indios > Lenguas > Influencia en el inglés
Lenguas en contacto > EE.UU.
Americanismos
Amerikaans.
Indianen.
Taalcontact.
Indianentalen.
Langues indiennes > Amérique du Nord.
Langues indiennes > Influence sur l'anglais.
Anglais (langue) > États-Unis > Emprunts indiens > Langues.
Américanismes.
Amerikanisches Englisch
Indianer

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library PE 102 .I55 L4 1993 280117 Stacks Available -