Search Results for: Smalgyax

A dictionary and a grammar of the Sm'algyax language of the Coast Tsimshian people, first published in 1978 and 1979 by the National Museums of Canada and the C

The Tsimshian people of coastal British Columbia use a system of hereditary name-titles in which names are treated as objects of inheritable wealth. Human agenc

This volume offers theoretical and descriptive perspectives on the issues pertaining to ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some

00 This work examines the morphological and syntactic dimensions of ergativity (i.e., an intransitive subject is treated in the same manner as a transitive obje

Language endangerment is a fundamental issue for humanity. What rights do minority communities have concerning their languages? How does each language conceptua