{"product_id":"relativization-in-ojibwe-9781496222268","title":"Relativization in Ojibwe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing previous dialect studies concerned primarily with varieties of Ojibwe spoken in Canada, Relativization in Ojibwe presents the first study of dialect variation for varieties spoken in the United States and along the border region of Ontario and Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Breaking new ground with some of the world’s best tribal language speakers, Michael Sullivan has forged a powerful tool for revitalization of Ojibwe. The Ojibwe language is in motion. From linguists in the ivory tower to the staff of the immersion schools sprouting up across Ojibwe country, this is required reading.”—Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Basic Introduction to the Study\u003cbr\u003e 1.1. Purpose and Goals\u003cbr\u003e 1.2. Ojibwe Relative Clauses\u003cbr\u003e 1.2.1. What Is a Relative Clause?\u003cbr\u003e 1.2.2. Linguistic Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e 1.2.3. Ojibwe RCs\u003cbr\u003e 1.2.3.1. Core versus Relative Root Arguments\u003cbr\u003e 1.2.4. Variation in SW Ojibwe\u003cbr\u003e 1.3. Algonquian Dialectology\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.1. Ojibwe Dialects\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.2. Implications of Classifications\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.3. Southwestern Ojibwe\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.4. Literature Review: Dialect Studies\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.4.1. Rhodes and Todd (1981)\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.4.2. Valentine (1994)\u003cbr\u003e 1.3.4.3. Nichols (2011, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e 1.4. Literature Review: Algonquian RCs\u003cbr\u003e 1.4.1. Rhodes (1996)\u003cbr\u003e 1.4.2. Johns (1982)\u003cbr\u003e 1.4.3. Johansson (2011)\u003cbr\u003e 1.4.4. Johansson (2013)\u003cbr\u003e 1.4.5. Lochbihler and Mathieu (2013)\u003cbr\u003e 1.5. Theoretical Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.1. Nonconfigurationality\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.1.1. The Pronominal Argument Hypothesis (PAH)\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.2. The Mirror Principle and the Minimalist Program\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.2.1. Feature Checking\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.2.2. Independent versus Conjunct\u003cbr\u003e 1.5.3. Split-CP Hypothesis (Rizzi 1997)\u003cbr\u003e 1.6. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 1.6.1. Concluding Remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ojibwe Morphosyntax\u003cbr\u003e 2.1. Typological Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e 2.2. The Sound System\u003cbr\u003e 2.2.1. The Vowels\u003cbr\u003e 2.2.2. Consonant Inventory\u003cbr\u003e 2.3. Morphology\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.1. Nouns\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.2. Pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.3. Verbal Morphology\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.3.1. Palatalization\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.3.2. Nominalization\u003cbr\u003e 2.3.4. Preverbs\u003cbr\u003e 2.4. Inflectional Subsystems\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.1. Modes\u003cbr\u003e 2.5. Topicality Hierarchy\u003cbr\u003e 2.5.1. Obviation\u003cbr\u003e 2.6. Initial Change\u003cbr\u003e 2.6.1. \u003ci\u003eWh\u003c\/i\u003e-questions\u003cbr\u003e 2.6.2. Participles\u003cbr\u003e 2.6.3. Past\/Completive\u003cbr\u003e 2.7. Word Order and Clause Structure\u003cbr\u003e 2.7.1. The Noun Phrase\u003cbr\u003e 2.7.2. Basic Constituency Order\u003cbr\u003e 2.7.3. The Left Periphery\u003cbr\u003e 2.7.3.1. Focus\u003cbr\u003e 2.7.3.2. Topic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 3.1. Survey Apparatus\u003cbr\u003e 3.2. Archival Data\u003cbr\u003e 3.3. Findings\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.1. \u003ci\u003eji-\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eda- \u003c\/i\u003eComplementizer, \u003ci\u003ejibwaa\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003edabwaa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.2. Preterit Peripheral Suffixes\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.3. Neutralization of Inanimate Plural in Conjunct\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.4. Number under Obviation\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.5. Restructuring of Dependent Stems\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.6. Core Demonstratives\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7. Phonological Variation\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.1. Nasal Behavior\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.1.1. Initial \/n\/\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.1.2. Final Nasal in Negation Suffix \u003ci\u003e-sii(n)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.1.3. Final Nasal \/n\/ Behavior\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.1.4. Nasal Spreading\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.2. Initial \/g\/\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.3. Vowel and Glide Quality\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.3.1. Labialization and Rounding\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.3.2. Vowel Height \/i\/ versus \/a\/\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.3.3. Articulation of Glides \/y\/ and \/w\/\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.4. Other Points of Variation\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.4.1. Women’s Names \u003ci\u003e-k(we)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.4.2. \/t\/ Epenthesis\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.7.4.3. Syncope\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.8. Lexical Variation\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.8.1. Body-Part-Incorporating Suffix \u003ci\u003e-e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.8.2. \u003ci\u003e-ngwaam(i)\u003c\/i\u003e Verbs\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.8.3. \u003ci\u003e-aadage\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003e-aadagaa\u003c\/i\u003e Verbs\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.9. Animacy Status\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.10. TA \u003ci\u003e-aw\u003c\/i\u003e Stem Contraction\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.11. Initial Vowel Change\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.12. Iterative Suffix\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.13. Participles\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.13.1. Southern Strategies\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.13.2. Innovations\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.13.3. \u003ci\u003egaa-\u003c\/i\u003e Participles\u003cbr\u003e 3.4. Discussion\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.1. Geographic Variation\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.1.1. Leech Lake as a Transitional Area\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.1.2. Intelligibility\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.2. Age-Graded Variation\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.3. Free Variation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Relativization in Ojibwe\u003cbr\u003e 4.1. Ojibwe Relative Clauses\u003cbr\u003e 4.1.1. Findings: Core Argument versus Relative Root Arguments\u003cbr\u003e 4.1.2. Variation in Relativization Strategies\u003cbr\u003e 4.2. Theoretical Framework\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.1. Plain Conjunct Morphosyntax\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.1.1. Brittain (2001)\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.2. Split-CP Hypothesis (Rizzi 1997)\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.2.1. FinP as Host to Conjunct\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.2.2. FocP Host to IC\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.2.3. ForceP and RCs\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.3. Cyclicity and Phases (Bruening 2001)\u003cbr\u003e 4.3. Refining the Analysis\u003cbr\u003e 4.3.1. Feature Bundles\u003cbr\u003e 4.3.2. The Structure of the Ojibwe CP\u003cbr\u003e 4.3.3. Internally versus Externally Headed RCs\u003cbr\u003e 4.3.4. Concluding Remarks\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e 5.1. Review\u003cbr\u003e 5.1.1. Implications of the Findings\u003cbr\u003e 5.2. Limitations\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.1. Obsolescence\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.2. Access\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.3. L2 Interference\u003cbr\u003e 5.3. Comparisons within the Algonquian Family\u003cbr\u003e 5.3.1. IC\u003cbr\u003e 5.3.2. Algonquian Participles\u003cbr\u003e 5.3.2.1. PA Participles\u003cbr\u003e 5.4. Directions for Future Research\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: VTA Paradigms\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409232339287,"sku":"9781496222268","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496222268.jpg?v=1730506064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/relativization-in-ojibwe-9781496222268","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}