{"product_id":"the-lillooet-language-9780774806251","title":"The Lillooet Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely book is the first complete descriptive grammar of Lillooet, an indigenous Canadian language spoken in British Columbia, now threatened with extinction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a meticulous, well-researched, and well-written description of St’at’imcets(Lillooet) phonology and morphosyntax. The morphology section in particular is extremely thorough and insightful. The sections are clearly organized, with plentiful cross-references where appropriate. This is a first-class descriptive grammar, and is highly recommended to anyone interested in Salish or in the morphosyntax of head-marking languages more generally ... Van Eijk has produced a remarkably thorough and comprehensive description of a language which, until he began work on it, had not previously received any real attention from linguists. Van Eijk’s ground-breaking work forms the foundation for the substantial amount of theoretical work which has been done on St’at’imcets in the past ten years. His description and analyses have also laid the foundation for current language revival and maintenance efforts in both dialect areas. I am delighted that this book has been published, and recommend it most highly. -- Lisa Matthewson * CJL\/RCL 44(2), 1999 *\u003cbr\u003eDoes an excellent job of describing Lillooet grammar in a compact, informative, and intelligible manner; it should be read by anyone with an interest in the languages of northwestern North America, and is also well worth perusal by linguists specializing in other areas ... the facts of the Lillooet generally emerge in a straightforward and perspicuous fashion ... this attractive and well-produced volume is a valuable addition to the literature on Salish languages. * Anthropological Linguistics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbols and abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Phonology Chart of phonemes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Phonemes: General Information \u0026amp; Phonetic Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Movement of the Stress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Distribution of schwa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Internal Sandhi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Retracted phonemes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Structure of roots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Special Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Morphology Chart of morphological operations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Introduction to Morphology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 The Nominalizer s-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Stem-Forming Prefixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Compounding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Reduplication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Interior Glottalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Aspectual Suffixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Abstract Suffixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Reflexive and Reciprocal Suffixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Intransitivizers and Transitivizers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Numerals and Numerical Substitutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Verbal Substitutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Summing-Up of Stem-Formation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Personal Affixation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Invariable Words: General Remarks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Personal Pronouns and Related Substitutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 Demonstrative Pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 Demonstrative Adverbs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 Proper Nouns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 Full Word Conjunctions and Adverbs (Particles)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29 Sentence-Equivalents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 Greetings, Exclamations, and Interjections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31 Articles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32 Enclitics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33 Proclitic Conjunctions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34 Prepositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Syntax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35 Introduction to Syntax\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36 Mono-Clausal Sentences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37 Multi-Clausal Sentences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38 Syntax: Special Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39 A Lillooet Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40 Comparison of Lillooet Orthographies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404903489879,"sku":"9780774806251","price":104.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lillooet-language-9780774806251","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}