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Lanz, Linda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation is a reference grammar of the Malimiut Coastal dialect of Inupiaq (ISO: ESI, ESK, IPK), an Eskimo-Aleut language of northwestern Alaska spoken by the Inupiat people. It complements existing descriptions of Inupiaq by filling gaps in documentation. With approximately 2000 speakers, mainly above 50 years of age, Inupiaq is…
Descriptors: Dialects, Phonetics, Form Classes (Languages), Morphology (Languages)
Tabbert, Russell – 1978
The term "village English" has been used by a number of people to label the English used by Alaskan natives. The term appears in discussions of educational problems and often the phenomenon is cited as a significant reason for the lower than expected achievement of Alaskan school children. It is suggested that statements about…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Cultural Background, Dialects, English