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Choctaw Language and Culture: Chahta Anumpa, Volume 2 Volume 2

Choctaw Language and Culture: Chahta Anumpa, Volume 2 Volume 2

Willis, Henry
Haag, Marcia

Paperback

Indigenous Languages of the AmericasLinguisticsWriting Instruction

ISBN10: 0806138556
ISBN13: 9780806138558
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Dec 1 2007
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.37 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

Building on the foundations laid by the first volume of Choctaw Language and Culture, this follow-up text presents a more advanced linguistic study of Oklahoma Choctaw, accompanied by short stories and anecdotes written by Choctaws in their native language.

The book is organized around twelve texts with translations, each followed by a grammar lesson, a vocabulary section that acquaints students with new words, a word-study section, and exercises. The authors present such topics as idioms, ways to say or, negative conditionals, and compound tenses. Particularly important is the subject of negation, which permeates Choctaw at all levels, and the concept of definiteness. The authors also demonstrate the many ways a single Choctaw word can be modified to yield subtle differences in meaning. Exercises encourage the student to think about how the language works rather than relying on rote memorization.

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