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A Lexicon of Atsugewi
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Language Name
Atsugewi.
Alternate Language Names
We are not aware of any alternate language names.
Region
California, United States.
Who
D. L. Olmstead (compiler).
Others Involved
Ike Wilson (primary language consultant, Atsuge dialect); Roy Wilson, Boquita Wilson, Lulu Lamar, Clyde Thompson (Atsuge dialect language consultants); Arthur Barnes (Apwaruge dialect language consultant).
Wallace L. Shafe, Leanne Hinton (editors); Social Science Resource Council; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Committee on Research, University of California, Davis, the Survey of California Indian Languages, Berkeley, Yale University's Ford Foundation Program in Behavior Science, the National Science Foundation (support); C. Eugene Farmer, Merna McEuen, Jacqueline Doeckel Appleton (student assistants); Margaret McGimpsy (manuscript typist); Marion Horwell (revision); Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Neasham, Mr. and Mrs. John Ley and family, Arthur Barnes and family, R. F. Heizer, Mary R. Haas, J. T. Ruckle, Flora Olmsted, Elaine Olmsted, Carolyn F. Wall, L. A. Timm, M. A. Baumhoff (support)
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 1984 by the University of California Berkeley Linguistics Department, as part of Report #5, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.
How People are Cited
Most contributors are cited by name in the Acknowledgements section. Speakers are cited in the Preface section. Entries which come from speakers other than the primarily language consultant, Ike Wilson, include the speaker's initials.
How Information is Cited
Information on entry sources, as well as dialect information is discussed in the Preface. Entries which come from speakers other than the primarily language consultant, Ike Wilson, include the speaker's initials. G and C (respectively) are used in place of speaker initials to indicate entries which come directly from previous publications or another researcher's fieldnotes.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come directly from language consultants, as well as previous documentation and archival materials (including Garth 1953 and the fieldnotes of Jeremiah Curtain).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book and as a digital book (PDF).
Access
The physical book is available through libraries. The digital book (PDF) is open access online through UC Berkeley’s eScholarship platform.
Included Languages and Directionality
Astugewi to English, English to Astugewi.
Dialects Included
This is predominantly a dictionary of the Atsuge dialect of Hat Creek, with the exception of a few entries in the Dixie Valley Awaruge dialect. Entries from the Dixie Valley Awaruge dialect come exclusively from Arthur Barnes (and are marked with AB).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The Atsugewi-English section is organised alphabetically by Astugewi headword. Each entry contains the definition in English, the part of speech, and example phrases if any are known. The English-Atsugewi section is organised alphabetically by English headword, with each entry containing the Atsugewi equivalent, its source, and example phrases in Atsugewi if known.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in most entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Speakers other than AB marked by initials in brackets after entry |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Identified through specific speaker's initials, e.g. only AB indicates the Awaruge dialect |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/11940223
The dictionary is open access online through UC Berkeley’s eScholarship platform: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2bn1g0w4