Making Wawa : the genesis of Chinook jargon /

"A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River, but also...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lang, George, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Chinook
Published: Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2008.
Series:First nations languages.
Subjects:
Chinook Wawa language > History.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > History.
White people > Northwest, Pacific > Relations with Indians > History.
Chinook Wawa language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Indians of North America > Northwest Coast of North America > History.
Chinook Wawa (Langue) > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones > Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
Personnes blanches > Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Relations avec les Peuples autochtones > Histoire.
Chinook Wawa (Langue) > Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Native American Languages.
Chinook Wawa language
Indians of North America
White people > Relations with Indians
Pacific Northwest
Chinook-Jargon.
Electronic books.
controlled vocabularies.
Controlled vocabularies
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
History
Controlled vocabularies.
Vocabulaires contrôlés.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Nootka jargon
  • Pidgin Chinook
  • Approximations at Astoria
  • The hothouse of Fort Vancouver
  • Waves of Wawa
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix-- Manuscript 195: A partially annotated early glossary of Chinook jargon.

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