Documentation:RelLex/Yana Dictionary
Yana Dictionary
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Language Name
Yana.
Alternate Language Names
Yanan.
Region
California, United States.
Who
Edward Sapir, Morris Swadesh (Compilers).
Others Involved
Mary Haas (Editor).
Publishing Information
Published in 1960, by University of California Press, Berkeley.
According to the excerpt of a review by Stanley Newman available on the University of Chicago Press Journal website, the raw notes for this dictionary were collected by Edward Sapir, and then organized and compiled into a dictionary by Morris Swadesh, which was then edited by Mary Haas.
How People are Cited
We are unable to access the dictionary to determine how people, such as speakers and other contributors, are cited.
How Information is Cited
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how, or where source materials are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine where the information is coming from or what sources were used. The excerpt from Stanley Newman's review of the dictionary suggests that at least some of the information included in this dictionary comes from Ishi, a speaker of the Yahi dialect, who Sapir worked with in 1915.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is primarily available as a physical book but is also available as a digital book.
Access
This dictionary is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine the included languages and directionality.
Dialects Included
This dictionary includes entries from the Yahi dialect. We are unable to access this dictionary to determine if it includes other dialects.
Type of Dictionary
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine what type of dictionary it is.
How are Entries Organised
We are unable to access this dictionary to determine how entries are organised.
Other Features
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| Guide to use and understand | Unknown | |
| Audio | Unknown | |
| Images | Unknown | |
| Example phrases | Unknown | |
| Speakers marked | Unknown | |
| Dialects marked | Unknown |
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/yana-dictionary/oclc/568976
The University of Chicago Press Journal has an excerpt of a review of the dictionary by Stanley Newman available: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/464643