| Description |
xii, 396 p. : maps. |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58 |
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McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Eskaleut family of languages -- The Inuit language -- The Nunavik Dialect of Inukitut -- The prehistory of the Inuit language -- Historical sources and linguistic change -- Semantics, neology, and oral change -- Literacy and formal education -- Language contact and bilingualism -- The current status of the Inuit Language -- Conclusion : language and identity in the arctic -- Appendices. The possessive noun declension (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; The grammatical endings of verbs (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; Categories of lexical affixes with Nunavik Inuktitut examples ; Inuit first and home languages in Inuit nunaat (Canada) in 2006. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Inuktitut dialect.
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Inuktitut dialect -- Social aspects.
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Inuit language.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780773536463 |
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9780773581623 (electronic bk.) |
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