Language Arts & Disciplines General
Tellings from Our Elders: Lushootseed syeyehub
Volume 1: Snohomish Texts
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2014
- Category
- General, General, Native American, Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774823579
- Publish Date
- Feb 2014
- List Price
- $199.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774823555
- Publish Date
- Feb 2014
- List Price
- $165.00
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Description
Rich in cultural and linguistic information, the traditional stories of the Coast Salish contain the keys to cultural revitalization. This book presents eighteen stories in Snohomish, a dialect of Lushootseed, the language of the Indigenous peoples who live in the Puget Sound basin, as told by the last generation to learn the language as its mother tongue. Many of these stories – or syeyehub – were recorded decades ago, but few were transcribed, and even fewer analyzed. Deep understanding of the structure and logic of these texts has eluded linguists. This landmark study provides this analysis, helping to ensure that the language will live on for future generations.
About the authors
Thom Hess was a professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria.
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Editorial Reviews
As excellent examples of a specifically linguistic form of textual presentation, these volumes definitely achieve what they have set out to do. As such, they are not books that one would pick up simply to read the stories. Nevertheless, it is possible to discern that the stories are rich in teachings, [and] that they are beautifully told …
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