Tellings from our elders [= volume 2] : Lushootseed sy[schwa]y[schwa]hub : Tales from the Skagit Valley
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Beck David ; Hess Thom ;
- Editeurs : Vancouver UBC Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2015
- ISBN : 978-0-7748-2355-5, 0-7748-2355-0, 978-0-7748-2904-5, 0-7748-2904-4, 978-0-7748-2812-3, 0-7748-2812-9
- Sujets : Lushootseed (langue) -- Textes, Lushootseed (langue), Contes
- Comprend : Lushootseed syeyehub, Lushootseed sy[schwa]y[schwa]hub, Snohomish texts.
- Langue(s) : Anglais, Salishennes, langues
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (XIV-438 p.), : Ill., couv. ill. en coul., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : Canada
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : First Nations languages
Notes
Egalement publié au format numérique. ; Bibliographie p. 437-438. Glossaire
Résumé
La quatrième de couverture indique: 'Oral stories form a portal through which rich cultural and linguistic information is passed from generation to generation. Traditional stories, called sy[schwa]y[schwa]hub in the Lushootseed language, are among the most valued oral traditions of the Coast Salish people of the southern and eastern shores of Puget Sound. Tellings from Our Elders, Volume 2, presents nine stories told in the Skagit River dialects of the Lushootseed language, transcribed from recordings of the last generation of Elders who learned Lushootseed as an exclusive mother tongue. As a collection, they open a doorway not only to important cultural knowledge but also to the specialized vocabulary and patterns of narrative stylistics typical of Coast Salish storytelling. Each story is presented in an interlinearized format with full morpheme-by-morpheme glosses and English translations. This format makes explicit the structure of the language and illustrates the richness of Lushootseed grammar as it is used in context. A glossary at the end of the book gives non-linguists some insight into the specialized terminology used in the analysis, making the texts accessible to the layperson. This book is an invaluable tool for those who want to ensure that Lushootseed is spoken by generations to come.'