Описание: Despite centuries of intertribal contact, the American Indian peoples of northwestern California have continued to speak a variety of distinct languages. At the same time, they have come to embrace a common way of life based on salmon fishing and shared religious practices. In this thought-provoking re-examination of the hypothesis of linguistic relativity, Sean O'Neill looks closely at the Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk peoples to explore the striking juxtaposition between linguistic diversity and relative cultural uniformity among their communities.O'Neill examines intertribal contact, multilingualism, storytelling, and historical change among the three tribes, focusing on the traditional culture of the region as it existed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He asks important historical questions at the heart of the linguistic relativity hypothesis: Have the languages in fact grown more similar as a result of contact, multilingualism, and cultural convergence? Or have they instead maintained some of their striking grammatical and semantic differences? Through comparison of the three languages, O'Neill shows that long-term contact among the tribes intensified their linguistic differences, creating unique Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk identities.If language encapsulates worldview, as the principle of linguistic relativity suggests, then this region's linguistic diversity is puzzling. Analyzing patterns of linguistic accommodation as seen in the semantics of space and time, grammatical classification, and specialized cultural vocabularies, O'Neill resolves the apparent paradox by assessing long-term effects of contact.
Автор: O`Neill Sean Название: Annabellia: An Adventure for the Ages ISBN: 1649528094 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781649528094 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1786.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Daniel McGunny is playing baseball with his older brother and some other kids from the neighborhood. Daniel climbs down into a creek to retrieve a baseball, and he encounters a strange creature who invites him to enter into another world. Being a bit reckless by nature, he accepts the invitation.
Once inside the world of Annabellia, he meets his mentor, Mitchell, who is quick to explain the two most important aspects of Annabellia. First, native Annabellians have no magic. Only human children who enter the kingdom can perform magical feats. Secondly, time is quite different in Annabellia. One day in this strange land is equal to only one minute on earth. Mitchell also informs Daniel that another boy from his neighborhood, Tommy Anderson, has been taken prisoner by the evil queen and that the great king Salvatore is requesting Daniel's help to free him.
Mitchell soon discovers that Daniel has entered Annabellia with magic that is more powerful than anyone has seen in centuries. The two of them immediately leave on a journey to meet the king, during which they encounter numerous dangers. After finally arriving at King Salvatore's castle, Daniel trains under the king and his young son, Prince Hugh, until the pair feel he is ready to help rescue Tommy. However, the rescue mission, plagued by violence and betrayal, does not go as planned. Will Daniel successfully get Tommy home? And if so...at what cost?
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Автор: O`Neill Sean Название: How to Write a Poem: A Beginner`s Guide ISBN: 1497544068 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781497544062 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Louis Headman, Sean O`Neill Название: Dictionary of the Ponca People ISBN: 1496204352 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496204356 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8151.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Dictionary of the Ponca People presents approximately five thousand words and definitions used by Ponca speakers from the late nineteenth century to the present. Until relatively recently, the Ponca language had been passed down solely as part of an oral tradition in which children learned the language at home by listening to their elders.
Almost every family on the southern Ponca reservation in Oklahoma spoke the language fluently until the 1940s, when English began to replace the Ponca language as children were forced to learn English in government boarding schools. In response to demand, Ponca language classes are now being offered to children and adults as people seek to gain knowledge of this important link to tradition and culture.
The approximately five thousand words in this volume encompass the main artery of the language heard and spoken by the parents and grandparents of the Ponca Council of Elders. Additional words are included, such as those related to modern devices and technology. This dictionary has been compiled at a time when the southern Poncas are initiating a new syntactic structure to the language, as few can speak a full sentence. This dictionary is not intended to recover a cultural period or practice but rather to serve as a reference for the Poncas’ spoken language.
Автор: O`Neill Sean Название: How to Write an Essay ISBN: 153080244X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781530802449 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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