Pamela munro editors (4 risultati)

softcover. Condizione: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 449 pp.

Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Many indigenous American languages face imminent extinction, and the dictionary, often the only written documentation of these languages, stands as a powerful tool in preserving them. These essays, written by leading scholars in Native American language studies, provide a comprehensive picture of the theory and practice of Native American lexicography. The contributors discuss the technical, social, and personal challenges involved with the complex task of creating a dictionary of a Native American language. The book is also the first of its kind to address both standard and new issues surrounding the challenging task of transforming oral languages in general into written dictionaries. Making Dictionaries will be an invaluable source for those involved with all aspects of documenting and understanding endangered languages and for the increasing number of native communities engaged in language reclamation and preservation efforts.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. Missing jacket. vi,449. Good condition. Spine is cocked, and the jacket is missing. Boards show some shelfwear and light markings. Corners are a little pressed, as is the tail of the spine. Pages are crisp, clean and entirely unmarked. Spine and binding are tight and solid. Book stands square, despite the cocked spine. Bound in dark gray cloth, with stamped copper lettering to the spine. If you order this from outside the United States, we are likely to request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

orig. wrappers. 25x18cm, x,282 pp, Series: University of California Publications in Linguistics: Volume 131. Contains 9 papers concerning "Yuman"; 3 papers concerning "Pomoan"; 3 papers concerning "Other Hokan"; 2 papers concerning "Uto-Aztecan"; 2 papers concerning "California Penutian"; 2 papers concerning "Muskogean"; 2papers concerning "Iroquoian"; 2 papers concerning "Salishan"; 1 paper concerning "Athabascan"; 2 papers concerning "Mayan" 1 paper concerning " Otomanguean"; 2 papers concerning "General and Comparative". Rubbed. An ink markt o bottom page-edge. VG. illus,tabels (illustratore).…