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Hocąk Teaching Materials: Volume 1–Elements of Grammar/Learner's Dictionary
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Language Name
Ho-Chunk.
Alternate Language Names
Winnebago, Hoocąk, Hocąk.
Region
Wisconsin, Nevada, Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois, and Minnesota, United States.
Who
Johannes Helmbrecht, Christian Lehmann (Editors).
Others Involved
Bill O'Brien, Corina Lonetree, Carolyn White Eagle, Ed Lonetree, Cecil Garvin, Donald Blackhawk, Richard Mann, Phil Mike, Chloris Lowe Sr., Willard Lonetree, Irene Keenan, Marianne Miner, Sharon Harrison, Kenneth Funmaker, Dennis Funmaker, Maxine Kolner, Marie White Eagle (Hocąk Assistants from Hocąk Wazija Haci Language Division); Richard Mann (Director of Hocąk Wazija Haci Language Division); Iren Hartmann, Juliane Kabish-Lindenlaub, Christian Marschke (Compilers); Sylvio Tüpke (Cover Photo); Volkswagen Foundation (Funding).
Publishing Information
Published 2010 by State University of New York Press. An earlier version, titled Hocąk - English/English - Hocąk Learner's Dictionary, was published in 2006 by Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the interior cover page and in the Preface.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited on the interior cover and in the Preface. Previously published materials utilized are cited in the Introduction.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previously published language materials. Work with speakers was done in partnership with the Hocąk Wazija Haci Language Division in Mauston, Wisconsin from 2002 through 2008. Speaker Bill O'Brien received an individual acknowledgement as the most important source for this resource. The list of previously published materials used in creating this dictionary includes dictionaries, grammars, and other linguistic articles as listed in the Introduction on pg. 2-3. Dictionaries and lexicons of note are Johnson and Thorud's Wisconsin Winnebago Lexicon (1976), Marino's A Dictionary of Winnebago: An Analysis and Reference Grammar of the Radin Lexical File (1968), Miner's Winnebago Field Lexicon (1992), and White Eagle's A Lexical Study of Winnebago (1988).
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as both a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical dictionary is accessible through libraries. It also available for purchase from HFS Books for $99 USD (hardcover) or $37.95 USD (paperback). The digital version can be accessed via ProQuest, which requires an institutional login or subscription.
Included Languages and Directionality
Ho-Chunk to English; English to Ho-Chunk.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from the Hocąk (Wisconsin) dialect of Ho-Chunk.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary introduced by a brief grammar.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by Ho-Chunk in the Hocąk–English section of the dictionary and by English in the English–Hocąk dictionary section. Entries include the headword in either Ho-Chunk or English (depending on the section of the dictionary), the word class (e.g., verb, noun, adjective, etc.), the gloss/translation, and at least one example phrase in both English and Ho-Chunk. Some entries also include a category that connects the entry to the Thesaurus section that follows the dictionary. Word variations are numbered in bold, whereas italicized numbers mark first, second, or third person forms.
Prior to the dictionary sections there is a brief grammatical section which offers information on the Ho-Chunk sound system, writing system, and conjugation.
Following the dictionary sections there is a Thesaurus section. Entries in this section are organized by topic and contain the Ho-Chunk word, the word class, and the English gloss.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | At the beginning of section 3 Learner's Dictionary |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In most entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Where tribal differences were found; marked within entries |
Other Notes
There is a companion resource to this dictionary, Hocąk Teaching Materials: Volume 2–Texts with Analysis and Translation and an Audio-CD of Original Texts (2010), which allows readers to listen to Ho-Chunk speech from speakers while reading stories in Ho-Chunk. Each story line is repeated four times: the first is the uninterrupted Ho-Chunk, the second is the Ho-Chunk words broken into their grammatical parts, the third is a literal translation into English, and the fourth is a free English translation. This volume comes with a CD when purchased from HFS Books ($99 USD for hardcover, $37.95 USD for paperback).
External Links
Reference Hocąk Teaching Materials :Volume 1–Elements of Grammar/Learner's Dictionary on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/802050034
Access the digital version of Volume 1 through ProQuest (requires institutional login or subscription): https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ubc/detail.action?docID=3407218
Purchase Volume 1 from HFS Books for $99 USD (hardcover) or $37.95 USD (paperback): https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/hocak-teaching-materials-helmbrecht-lehmann/
A review of Volume 1 from D. Steeples (2010) in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,vol. 48, no. 4: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A249221726/LitRC?u=ubcolumbia&sid=summon&xid=40b2d312
Reference Hocąk Teaching Materials: Volume 2–Texts with Analysis and Translation and an Audio-CD of Original Texts on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/870962857
Purchase Volume 2 with accompanying CD from HFS Books for $99 USD (hardcover) or $37.95 USD (paperback): https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/hoc-k-teaching-materials-hartmann-marschke/
A review of Volume 2 from D. Steeples (2010) in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,vol. 48, no. 4: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A249221727/LitRC?u=ubcolumbia&sid=summon&xid=17b87b4f