The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary

Young, Robert W. and William Morgan, Sr.

ISBN 10: 0826310141 / ISBN 13: 9780826310149

Verlag: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1987

Beschreibung

Signed by Young on the title page. Black cloth spine over blue boards. Modest rubbing to the boards, and dust soiling to the bottom page edges. Laid in is a typed ten page stapled essay from Young, titled An Analytical Approach to the Development of Effective Teaching Materials and Methodology in an Athapaskan Language. Robert W. Young, linguist, was born on May 18, 1912 in Chicago. He earned his BA from the University of Illinois in 1935, then enrolled in anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) where he began a career working with the Navajo language. He was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps during World Was II, where he earned special merit as an Indian Interpreter,and where his fluency in Navajo was utilized in the testing and selection of Navajos trained as Code Talkers. He was employed by the BIA as a Specialist in Indian Languages, and then in Navajo Tribal Relations. He taught classes in Navajo linguistics at UNM. Young and William Morgan Sr. compiled The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, published in 1980. An Analytical Lexicon of Navajo by Young, Morgan, and Sally Midgette was published in 1992. Young compiled The Navajo Yearbook which was published annually during the 1950s. In 1989, Young wrote A Political History of the Navajo Tribe. Young's, The Navajo Verb System was published in 2000. ; 1069 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary
• Verlag: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1987
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0826310141
• ISBN-13: 9780826310149
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: Revised Edition.
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued
• Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

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Inhaltsangabe

First published in 1980, this volume is the definitive dictionary and linguistic analysis of the Navajo language. In this revised edition, the entire grammatical section has been rewritten to include a wide range of linguistic information that will establish a foundation for future work in Navajo.

"[Robert Young and William Morgan] have made it possible to educate, communicate, inform, and entertain through the written Navajo language."--Navajo Tribal Council

"[The Navajo Language] is a unique contribution to American Indian linguistics and lexicography. [It is] a reference work of the highest quality, a book that is a rich resource for Navajo speakers, people learning to speak Navajo, and scholars interested in Navajo and Athabaskan linguistics."--International Journal of American Linguistics

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert W. Young was professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and was an American linguist known for his pioneering work on the Navajo language in collaboration with Navajo scholar William Morgan. In July 1996, Young and Morgan were honored by the Navajo Nation Council for their work on the Navajo language. Young and Morgan collaborated on Analytical Lexicon of Navajo (UNMP).