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Nivens, Richard – 1986
An analysis that seems adequate for simple constructions in a language may prove inadequate when more complex constructions are considered. A previous analysis of antipassive in Eskimo, attempting to refute two basic assumptions of relational grammar, becomes burdensome when its implications for a comprehensive analysis of all clause types are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Grammar, Language Research
Download full textCrago, Martha; Genesee, Fred – 1996
A study investigated language choice within families in a small (population 1,100) Inuit community in rural northern Quebec province (Canada). Since the settlement's formation 40 years ago, the population has become increasingly interethnic, with people speaking a mixture of Inuktitut, English, and French. Subjects were 23 couples with children…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Eskimo Aleut Languages, Family Environment, Family Influence
PDF pending restorationWelsch, Robert L. – 1975
Haida as spoken by residents of Hydaburg today seems to differ from the Masset dialect reported by Swanton (1911:209). This paper attempts to describe the pronoun system of Haida now in use in Hydaburg and to make a preliminary analysis of the changes which appear to have occurred since the accounts of Swanton and Harrison (1895). The following…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Reyhner, Jon – 1996
Although American Indian and Alaska Native communities have largely won the legal right to maintain their languages and cultures, they lack the "effective right" to do so. The effective right means access to the tools for getting the job done--the knowledge, strategies, and resources necessary to resist destruction of languages and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Dole, Janice A. – 1981
A center was established in 1978 to develop a program of curriculum materials designed to enable school districts in Alaska to strengthen and improve the English and native-language skills of Yup'ik children. The program is described here, as well as its rationale and philosophical assumptions, the materials that have been developed, and the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Burnaby, Barbara – 1996
This paper offers a general review of literature relating to the maintenance, development, and enhancement of Aboriginal languages in North America, particularly Canada. Drawing primarily on sociolinguistics, several concepts about language usage and change are outlined that are useful for the purposes of thinking about language maintenance. Next,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education
