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The Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes

by (author) Donald Frantz & Norma Jean Russell

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Sep 1995
Category
Native American Languages, Dictionaries
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802071361
    Publish Date
    Sep 1995
    List Price
    $48.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442659896
    Publish Date
    Feb 2015
    List Price
    $45.95

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Description

This second edition of the critically acclaimed dictionary originally published in 1989 adds more than 300 new entries and amplifies over 1000 others. The Blackfoot Dictionary is a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana. It contains more than 4,000 Blackfoot-English entries and an English index of more than 5,000 entries, and provides thorough coverage of cultural terms. The transcription uses an official, technically accurate alphabet and the authors have classified entries and selected examples based on more than 25 years of research.

About the authors

Donald G. Frantz is a professor of Native American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Lethbridge.

Donald Frantz's profile page

Norma Jean Russell is a graduate of the Native American Studies program at University of Lethbridge, and is a native speaker of Blackfoot.

Norma Jean Russell's profile page

Editorial Reviews

'A major contribution to Algonquian lexicography, a most welcome addition to the literature...It should have an honoured place on the bookshelf of everyone interested in the Western Algonquian languages.'

Canadian Journal of Linguistics

'It is therefore a real pleasure to welcome the appearance of this dictionary, produced by a team with both technical expertise in linguistics and dictionary-making and excellent competence in the Blackfoot language.'

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

'This dictionary, the first to be published in over 50 years, is a milestone.'

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