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Nez Perce Grammar
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Language Name
Nez Perce.
Alternate Language Names
Niimi'ipuutímt, Numípu, Nez Percé, nimipuutímt, nimiipuutímt, niimiipuutímt.
Region
Idaho, United States.
Who
Haruo Aoki.
Others Involved
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler, Elizabeth P. Wilson, David Arthur, John Moffett, Lottie Moody (Language Consultants); Sven Liljebald (Resource Production); H. J. Swinney (Directory of Idaho State Historical Society); Merle W. Wells (Historian and Archivist of Idaho State Historical Society); Marcus J. Ware (Lewiston); Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Swayne (Orofino); William Johnston, Ladd Hamilton (Lewiston Tribune); William F. Shipley, Mary R. Haas, Murray B. Emeneau (Compiler's Teachers).
Publishing Information
First published in 1965, by the University of California Publications in Linguistics. It was later published in 1970, by the University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles.
It is a grammar of Nez Perce and does not include a dictionary section.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Preface and Introduction.
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the Preface, Introduction, and Bibliography.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this resource comes from speakers from the compiler's fieldwork and archived recorded material of Agnes Moses (one of the last monolingual speakers of Nez Perce), and previously published resources, as detailed in the Bibliography.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is available as a physical book and an ebook.
Access
This physical book (published in 1970) is available through libraries. The ebook (a PDF copy of the 1965 publication) is open access through the UC Berkeley's Department of Linguistics website.
Included Languages and Directionality
Included examples of language are usually Nez Perce to English.
Dialects Included
This resource includes information from the Upper dialect of Nez Perce.
Type of Dictionary
This is a detailed grammar.
How are Entries Organised
Information in this grammar is sorted between three primary categories: Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax. Throughout all three categories, numerous language examples are included in the form of charts, stem and word lists, and example words and phrases. These are organized by linguistic theme.
Phonology is further divided into Phonemics (which includes information on consonants, vowels, suprasegmentals, and phonotactics), Morphophonemics, and Consonant and Vowel Symbolism.
Morphology is further divided into Substantives (which includes information on substantive stems, themes, and inflection), Verbs (which includes information on verb stems, themes, and inflection), and Particles.
Syntax is further divided into Tactic Units (which includes information on interjections, connectives, attributives, and more), the Clause (which includes information on derivative and depedent clauses), the Phrase (which includes information on interjectory and general phrases), the Sentence (which includes information on the minor and major sentence), and Text with Analysis (which includes a phonemic transcription, free translation, and analysis).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Starting on pg. xi of the 1970 publication |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
Other Notes
There is slight variation in organization between the 1965 and 1970 versions. However, the content seems to largely remain the same.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://worldcat.org/title/94989
Open access through UC Berkeley's Department of Linguistics website (PDF copy of the 1965 publication): https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0fx0928s
A review of the 1970 publication by Bruce Rigsby (1972) in Linguistic Society of America: https://www.jstor.org/stable/412054?seq=5