Sm'algyax

Sm'algyax
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 0295974192
ISBN-13 : 9780295974194
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Download or read book Sm'algyax written by John Asher Dunn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Canadian Museum of Civilization. The dictionary includes a transcription, morphological information, English glosses, and phonetic transcriptions for each word. The reference grammar is a nontechnical introduction to phonology, morphology, and syntax, with summaries showing basic sentence types and their grammatical relationships. The grammar contains no index. c. Book News Inc.


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