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The Shuswap Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary
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Language Name
Secwepemctsín.
Alternate Language Names
Shuswap, Secwepemc.
Region
British Columbia, Canada.
Who
Aert H. Kuipers.
Others Involved
English Dekker, Bridget Dekker, Theodore Michel, Edith Michel, George Daniels, May Dixon, Theresa Archie, David Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Henry Squanihan, Charles Johnson, Celine Alphonse, Charles Draney, Nells Mitchell (Speakers); Dawn Stuart, Nancy Turner (Botanical Identification); Randy Bouchard (Archived Materials and Orthography Assistance); the University of Leiden (Secretarial Assistance); Joke Bakker, Ad Huijsmans (Manuscript Work); the Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research (Funding); Mr. Schoonderwoerd, Mr. Gerfin, Mr. Bras, Mr. van Rijn (Mouton Printers).
Publishing Information
Published 1974 by Mouton & Co. N.V., the Hague, Netherlands.
How People are Cited
People are cited by name and community in the Preface of the dictionary. Speakers are occasionally cited by their initials within entries.
How Information is Cited
Speakers are cited in the Preface, and previous publications are listed on the References page.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary mainly comes from speakers during the author's fieldwork in 1953 and 1968–1970. The author also used archived tapes of speaker Seymour Petel. Information also comes from previously published materials as listed in References on p. 298.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Secwepemctsín to English.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes information from the Canim Lake, Alkali Lake, and Deadman's Creek dialects.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional dictionary introduced by a thorough grammar and a corpus of stories.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by Secwepemctsín according to the alphabet on p. 133. Prefixes and roots are listed as main entries with derivations listed below. All entries include the Secwepemctsín headword and English translation. Most entries include dialect information, etymological information, phonetic information, and plural reduplications and derivatives. Some entries include example sentences and cross references to neighbouring languages, including Coeur d'Alene, Flathead, Halkomelem, and Squamish examples.
The grammar that precedes the dictionary includes sections on phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Following the grammar there is a corpus of stories, most of which were recorded by the author from speakers in Alkali Lake and Deadman's Creek. Each text includes the written Secwepemctsín, an English translation, and an analysis of the language used.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | A list of Abbreviations, Symbols, References on p. 11, and the Introduction to Dictionary section on pp. 133–134 |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | In some entries |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Occasionally speakers are marked with their initials |
| Dialects marked | ✅ | Marked with acronyms and when speaker initials are used (speakers are identified by their communities in the Preface, indicating dialect) |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/983764