A Grammar of Spokan: A Salish Language of Eastern Washington. Working Papers in Linguistics. Volume 4, Number 4.

Carlson, Barry F.

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Publication Date: 1972-Jun

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A Grammar of Spokan: A Salish Language of Eastern Washington. Working Papers in Linguistics. Volume 4, Number 4.

Carlson, Barry F.

Spokan is the dialect of Salishan spoken in the westernmost section of the area extending east from the Columbia River in Washington to the foothills of the Rockies in Montana. The present study is an overall treatment of its grammar, presented in three parts--phonology, morphology, and grammar. Extensive illustrations and charts are provided. A bibliography is also included. (DD)

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Lexicology, Morphology (Languages), Morphophonemics, Nouns, Phonology, Pronouns, Salish, Syllables, Syntax, Verbs, Vocabulary, Vowels

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Authoring Institution: Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Dept. of Linguistics.

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