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Oneida-English/English-Oneida Dictionary
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Language Name
Oneida.
Alternate Language Names
Onʌyota'aːka, Onʌyota'aːká, Onʌyotaʔeːka.
Region
Ontario, Canada; New York and Wisconsin, United States.
Who
Karin E. Michelson, Mercy A. Doxtator (Author).
Others Involved
Individuals:
Harvery Antone, Margaret Antone, Clifford Cornelius, Hazel Cornelius, Pearl Cornelius, Verland Cornelius, Rueben Cutcut, Dayton Doxtator, Norman Doxtator, Tom Doxtator, Olive Elm, Norma Jamieson, Georgina Nicholar, Barbara Schuyler, Kate Schuyler (Speakers and Oneida language consultants); Michael K. Foster, Hanni Woodbury (Dictionary structure); Gunther Michelson (Mentor to Karin Michelson); Clifford Abbott, Wallace L. Chafe, Carrie Dyck, Bryan Gick, Floyd Lounsdbury, Marianne Mithun, Blair Rudes (Dictionary consultants); Leslie Elm (Oneida Band Council and Oneida Language Committee member; Administration support); Joan Doxtator (Support); Matthew Dryer, Mike Foster, Eve Ng, Hanni Woodbury (Introduction editing); Jean-Pierre Koenig, Len Talmy (Oneida language consultants); John Ourant (Technical consultant); Russell Deer, Dayton Doxtator (Special family acknowledgement).
Organizations:
University of Toronto Press (Publisher); Oneida Nation of the Thames Band Council (Unnamed contributions); Government of Ontario and Ontario Training and Adjustment Board, Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council; Government of Canada and Book Publishing Industry Developmental Program (Financial support).
Publishing Information
Published 2002 by the University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario. A second edition of this dictionary was published in September, 2019, also by the University of Toronto Press.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Frontmatter and Preface of the dictionary.
How Information is Cited
The information in this dictionary is cited in the References Cited sub-section within the Guide to Oneida-English Entries section, and as abbreviations next to entries. The key for the abbreviations can be found under List of Abbreviations. Further, speakers are cited in the Preface of the dictionary.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previously published work such as A Thousand Words of Mohawk (1973) by Gunther Michelson, and Tuscarora Roots, Stems, and Particles: Towards a Dictionary of Tuscarora (1987) by Blair Rudes.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical copy of this dictionary can be accessed through libraries. The digital copy can be accessed through De Gruyter or JSTOR with an institutional login. The physical copy can also be purchased through the University of Toronto Press for $171 CAD as a paperback or ebook (PDF), or $232 CAD as a hardcover.
Included Languages and Directionality
Oneida to English, English to Oneida.
Dialects Included
All the information from speakers is from Oneida Nation of the Thames (i.e., Oneida Indian Reserve No. 41 near London, Ontario).
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional, dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
The dictionary is divided into three sections: Oneida-English Dictionary, English-Oneida Dictionary, and Appendices. The first section of the dictionary (Oneida-English Dictionary) is organized alphabetically by Oneida. The second section of the dictionary (English-Oneida Dictionary) is organized alphabetically by English. The third section of the dictionary (Appendices) is organized topically. A detailed explanation of how the entries are organized and what they include can be found in Overview of Oneida-English Entries and Guide to Onedia-English Entries.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The Introduction, Oneida Orthography, Overview of Oneida-English Entries, and Guide to Oneida-English Entries all include useful information to guide the reader through the dictionary |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Included within all entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | Speakers are not marked but they are cited in the Introduction and Preface |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | This dictionary only includes one dialect |
Other Notes
The version of the dictionary accessible through De Gruyter has the option for users to download PDFs of each individual section. This feature is only available through an institutional login.
External Links
Reference Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1082840385
Purchase Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary through the University of Toronto Press ($171 CAD as a paperback or ebook (PDF), or $232 CAD as a hardcover): https://utorontopress.com/9781487525170/oneida-englishenglish-oneida-dictionary/
Access Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary through JSTOR with an institutional login: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt15jjcmk?saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiIxODk1MTBiMy03MGFiLTQ1OGItYjBiYi1mYzhmMzkyOWU5NjAiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyIxMjJiMTFjOS00YWE5LTQzY2UtYWQzZS0xMmUyYTE4YmU3ZWUiXX0
Access Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary through De Gruyter with an institutional login: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.3138/9781442632875/html#contents