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Bodega Miwok Dictionary
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Language Name
Coast Miwok.
Alternate Language Names
Bodega Miwok, Marin Miwok.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Catherine A. Callaghan.
Others Involved
Unnamed contributor (Speaker); Dorothy Jones, Judith Ross (Typing); Mary R. Haas (Support); the Survey of California Indian Languages of the Department of Linguistics of the University of California, the American Association of University Women (Funding).
Publishing Information
Published 1970 by University of California Press as part of the University of California Publications in Linguistics, Vol. 60.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the title page and in the Introduction.
How Information is Cited
The speaker is cited in the Introduction. However, they are not identified by name or community. Previously published works and fieldwork notes are also cited in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary mainly comes from the speaker who worked with the author during her fieldwork in 1960 and 1964. Forms from neighbouring Indigenous languages are from previously published works and field notes by other researchers, as listed in the Introduction.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Coast Miwok to English; English to Coast Miwok.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from Bodega Miwok, which is considered a dialect of Coast Miwok.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organised alphabetically by Coast Miwok (according to the alphabet listed on p. 7) in the first section, Bodega Miwok–English. Entries include the Coast Miwok headword (or affix), the part of speech, and the English definition (or a description of the word where a one-to-one definition is not possible). Many entries also include example words or phrases in both Coast Miwok and English and related words. Verb entries contain information to do with conjugation and tense. Entries are organised alphabetically by English in the English–Bodega Miwok section, which is to be used as an index of the first section. Therefore, entries only include the English headword and the Coast Miwok translation(s).
There is a brief Grammatical Synopsis prior to the dictionary sections which explains the types of morphemes used in Coast Miwok, and information on nouns, verbs, and sentence structure. Just prior to this, there is a description of the sound system.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | A brief explanation in the Introduction and a description of abbreviations in Abbreviations and Special Expressions |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In most entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | Only contains one dialect |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/83937
A review of this dictionary by Howard Berman (1972) in International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 38, No. 3 (requires institutional credentials to access): https://www-journals-uchicago-edu.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/doi/pdfplus/10.1086%2F465214
This review is also available through JSTOR (requires institutional credentials to access): https://www.jstor.org/stable/1264919?saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiIwOGYzODY1ZS1hZjU3LTQwMTYtOWRlYi1mZDZlZGFjZDVmNjMiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyIxMjJiMTFjOS00YWE5LTQzY2UtYWQzZS0xMmUyYTE4YmU3ZWUiXX0
A review of this dictionary by Florence M. Voegelin (1973) in American Anthropologist: New Series, Vol. 75, No. 4 (requires institutional credentials to access): https://www.jstor.org/stable/673219?saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiJjZDgzNTRkYi1mZjIwLTQwZDgtOGY1Zi00MmI4ZmJkYjU5Y2QiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyIxMjJiMTFjOS00YWE5LTQzY2UtYWQzZS0xMmUyYTE4YmU3ZWUiXX0