Hocak Teaching Materials: Elements of Grammar/Learner's Dictionary (1) (North American Native Peoples, Past and Present) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438433387 ISBN 13: 9781438433387

Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Comprehensive bilingual dictionary of the Hochunk language.

This is the most comprehensive bilingual dictionary ever available for the Hochunk (popularly known as the Winnebagos; orthographically rendered as Hocank) language. Living today in two reservation communities in Wisconsin and Nebraska, the Hochunks are wrestling with the widespread challenge of preserving and teaching their original language to new generations. Language revitalization, as at so many other indigenous communities, is intricately connected to cultural sovereignty in the twenty-first century. The compilers have worked very closely with the Hochunk Language Center in Wisconsin to compile and edit this dictionary, a work that is eagerly anticipated and needed by the community.

Also included with this volume is an outline of the basic elements of Hochunk grammar, information that is likewise essential for the future of the original language.

About this title

About the Author:

Johannes Helmbrecht is Chair of General and Comprative Linguistics at the University of Regensburg, Germany, Christian Lehmann is Chair of General and Comparative Linguistics at the University of Erfurt, Germany

About this edition

• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1438433387
• ISBN 13: 9781438433387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: Helmbrecht Johannes, Lehmann Christian