{"product_id":"flutes-of-fire-an-introduction-to-native-california-languages-revised-and-updated-9781597145664","title":"Flutes of Fire: An Introduction to Native","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential book on California’s Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994, \u003ci\u003eFlutes of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e has become one of the classic books about California’s many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative—useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California’s rich cultural heritage. With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of \u003ci\u003eFlutes of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e in over 25 years. New chapters highlight the exciting efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California’s Native languages. Both a practical guide and a joy to read, \u003ci\u003eFlutes of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential book for anyone who cares about the Indigenous languages of California and their flourishing for many generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction: The California Mosaic\u003cbr\u003e 1. California’s First Languages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part I: California Languages at Work and Play: Four Portraits\u003cbr\u003e 2. Song: Overcoming the Language Barrier\u003cbr\u003e 3. Coyote Talk\u003cbr\u003e 4. Upriver, Downriver: The Vocabulary of Direction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Language and the Structure of Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part II: Language and History\u003cbr\u003e 6. What Language Can Tell us about History\u003cbr\u003e 7. Native Californian Names on the Land\u003cbr\u003e 8. History Through the Words Brought to California by the Fort Ross Colony (by Robert L. Oswalt)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part III: Words\u003cbr\u003e 9. California Counting\u003cbr\u003e 10. Specialized Vocabulary in the Languages of California\u003cbr\u003e 11. “Slapping with the Mouth” and Other Interesting Words: Instrumental Prefixes in Kashaya\u003cbr\u003e 12. Men’s and Women’s Talk\u003cbr\u003e 13. Songs Without Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part IV: Language and Dominion\u003cbr\u003e 14. On the Origin of California Tribal Names\u003cbr\u003e 15. A Pinenut by Any Other Name\u003cbr\u003e 16. Languages Under Attack (with Vera Mae Fredrickson)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part V: Writing and Documentation\u003cbr\u003e 17. Writing Systems\u003cbr\u003e 18. Ashes, Ashes: John Peabody Harrington—Then and Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Part VI: New Speakers Carry the Torch\u003cbr\u003e 19. Rebuilding the Fire: Tribes Working Together to Save Their Languages\u003cbr\u003e 20. Stories of Language Reclamation\u003cbr\u003e 21. In Our Own Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Reference Guide to Linguistic Symbols\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886556295511,"sku":"9781597145664","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/flutes-of-fire-an-introduction-to-native-california-languages-revised-and-updated-9781597145664","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}