The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique: New Edition

First published (1939), as Le ons grammaticales th oriques et pratiques de la langue micmaque of Rev....
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Author: Fr Pacifique Buisson
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Language: English
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The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique: New Edition by Buisson, Fr Pacifique

The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique: New Edition

$75.07

The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique: New Edition

$75.07
Author: Fr Pacifique Buisson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

First published (1939), as Le ons grammaticales th oriques et pratiques de la langue micmaque of Rev. Father Pacifique Buisson, The Mi'kmaw Grammar of Father Pacifique is a vast and important collection of information on the Mi'kmaw language. It represents a tradition of Mi'kmaw grammatical studies by missionary priests that spans more than 200 years, from the days of abb Pierre Maillard (ca. 1710-1762), to Father Pacifique, who, although he intended his grammar to be a guide to other priests who wanted to learn Mi'kmaw, seems to have been the last priest to speak the language fluently.

The purpose of updating the orthography is, of course, to give the reader who does not know the language exact information on the pronunciation of each Mi'kmaw word. This was not an important goal for Pacifique, since he recommends, in the original, that the pronunciation should be obtained from a native speaker. Now that the language has been lost from many communities so that native speakers are not as available as they once were, it has become crucially important to use the new, exact, orthography, so that the written word can be used to convey as much information as possible on the accepted pronunciations.



Author: Fr Pacifique Buisson
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Published: 09/07/2016
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781897009505

About the Author
Buisson, Fr Pacifique: - Bernie Francis, DLitt, working with Doug Smith, developed a new orthography of the Mi'kmaw language, officially recognized by the Mi'kmaw chiefs of Nova Scotia. With Trudy Sable (Saint Mary's University), he published The Language of This Land, Mi'kma'ki (CBU Press 2012).Francis, Bernie: - John Hewson, Professor Emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a scholar of national and international reputation in several branches of linguistics, complemented by more than 14 books, 140-plus published papers and reviews, and nearly 100 papers to learned societies.

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