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Eastern Ojibwa: Grammatical Sketch, Texts and Word List
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Language Name
Ojibwe.
Alternate Language Names
Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Ojibwa.
Region
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, United States.
Who
Leonard Bloomfield (author), Charles F. Hockett (compiler, editor).
Others Involved
Andrew Medler (language consultant), Bernard Bloch (scholarly editor), Grace E. Potter (unspecified contributions).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published posthumously in 1957 by University of Michigan Press.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited in the Preface.
How Information is Cited
The majority of the information in this dictionary comes from one speaker who worked with Bloomfield. No other sources are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from transcripts and recordings of sessions held with Andrew Medler, an informant employed by the University of Michigan. These recordings were compiled and cross-referenced with previous works on Algonquian languages and Ojibwe by Charles F. Hockett, after Bloomfield's death in 1949. The specific works Hockett used for this purpose are not cited.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The digital dictionary is available open access online. The print dictionary is available through libraries, or for purchase from the publisher for $35.95 USD.
Included Languages and Directionality
Ojibwe to English.
Dialects Included
This is primarily a dictionary of Eastern Ojibwe.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, monodirectional word list with grammar.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary is divided into four parts: Grammatical Sketch, Sentences, Texts, and a Word List. The Grammatical Sketch is written primarily for linguists to understand, although the author explains most of the terminology used. The Sentences section is organised as a numbered list with no particular order. Each entry contains the Ojibwe sentence in italics, followed by the English translation in plain text. Over 800 sentences are given. The Texts section is a series of transcribed stories told by Medler to Bloomfield. Each text is written first in Ojibwe, then in English. Some of them are pieces of conversation or answers to questions, while others are spiritual stories or legends, and stories from Medler's life. The Word List is organised alphabetically by Ojibwe headword. Each entry contains the headword, the English gloss, and any grammatical notes. No other information is included in entries. A short Index of linguistic and cultural terms is included at the end of the dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in the Foreword, and a short introduction precedes the Word List |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included in Sentences and within the Texts |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This book was published posthumously in 1957. Of particular interest are the texts, which have both the Ojibwe text and English translations.
There may be phonograph records in the possession of the University of Michigan. We are unable to determine whether this is the case.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/36972831
Open access on HathiTrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015218608&view=1up&seq=10
Purchase from the University of Michgan Press: https://press.umich.edu/Books/E/Eastern-Ojibwa