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Words of the Inuit : a semantic stroll through a northern culture. Louis-Jacques Dorais

Dorais, Louis-Jacques [1945-...] 2020

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  • Title:
    Words of the Inuit : a semantic stroll through a northern culture. Louis-Jacques Dorais
  • Author: Dorais, Louis-Jacques [1945-...]
  • Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada : University of Manitoba Press, UMP, 2020
  • Subjects: Inuit (langue);
    Langage et culture -- Canada;
    Ethnolinguistique -- Canada
  • Includes: Copyright : Louis-Jacques Dorais
    La ressource est également disponible en version numérique
    Notes bibliographiques pages 235-248. Références bibliographiques pages 319-325
    Contient un glossaire pages 249-317
  • lds03: Sommaire Preface par Lisa Koperqualuk Remerciements Introduction: Words from the Past: A Stroll Through Inuit Semantics Chapitre 1: Words for Speaking About the Environment and the Land Chapitre 2: Words for Speaking About Animals and Subsistence Activities Chapitre 3: Words for Speaking About Humans and Spirits Chapitre 4: Words for Speaking About Family, Kinship, and Naming Chapitre 5: Words for Speaking About the Human Body Chapitre 6: Words for Socializing in the Contemporary World Conclusion: Words for the Future Appendice: Polysunthesis: A Big Word for Something Fairly Simple Notes Glossaire of Inuit Words References
    Contient un glossaire pages 249-317
  • lds04: "Words of the Inuit is an important compendium of Inuit culture illustrated through Inuit words. It brings the sum of the author's decades of experience and engagement with Inuit and Inuktitut to bear on what he fashions as an amiable, leisurely stroll through words and meanings. Inuit words are often more complex than English words and frequently contain small units of meaning that add up to convey a larger sensibility. Dorais' lexical and semantic analyses and reconstructions are not overly technical, yet they reliably evince connections and underlying significations that allow for an in-depth reflection on the richness of Inuit linguistic and cultural heritage and identity. An appendix on the polysynthetic character of Inuit languages includes more detailed grammatical description of interest to more specialist readers. Organized thematically, the book tours the histories and meanings of the words to illuminate numerous aspects of Inuit culture, including environment and the land; animals and subsistence activities; humans and spirits; family, kinship, and naming; the human body; and socializing with other people in the contemporary world. It concludes with a reflection on the usefulness for modern Inuit--especially youth and others looking to strengthen their cultural identity--to know about the underlying meanings embedded in their language and culture. With recent reports alerting us to the declining use of the Inuit language in the North, Words of the Inuit is a timely contribution."
  • Language: English;Inuktitut
  • Creation Date: 2020
  • Identifier: 978-0-88755-914-3 ; 978-0-88755-862-7
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