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Climate, Language, and Indigenous Perspectives
| An informal workshop on how linguistic knowledge can form a link between scientific inquiry and indigenous perspectives of climate will be held at UAF on 13-15 August 2008. Participants will include linguists, natural scientists, and cultural anthropologists, as well as speakers of indigenous languages. [more information]
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35th Annual Festival of Native Arts February 28 - March 1
| The Alaska Native Language Center will have a table at the Davis Concert Hall each night of the Festival. All publications will be at conference pricing. Stop by and see us between 6:00 - 9:00 PM. |
Dene-Yeniseic Symposium, February 26, 27 & 29
The Alaska Native Language Center in partnership with the Geography Department is hosting the Dene-Yeniseic Symposium and data seminar at UAF to discuss the proposed relationship between Athabascan and Yeniseic. Please join us at the Woodcenter Ballroom on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, between 7:00-9:00PM for an exciting presentation of the Dene-Yeniseic Hypothesis by Professor Ed Vajda. Co-sponsored by the University of Alaska Geography Program
See the Dene-Yeniseic page for detailed information. |
Dena'ina Topical Dictionary by James Kari
This is a topical dictionary of one of the world's most geographically unique language areas--the Dena'ina Athabascan language of Cook Inlet Basin and the Southern Alaska Range.
These vocabulary lists offer a panoramic view of the central cultural and ecological concepts
of the Dena'ina. In terms of breadth of subjects, technical specificity and dialect coverage,
this is the most refined topical lexicon for an Alaska Native language as well as for a language of the Athabascan family. Over one hundred Den'aina speakers have contributed
words to the book. Many chapters have been reviewed by specialists in natural history or
ethnology, and numerous sets of words are presented with illustrations and labeled diagrams. A goal for this book has been to position the Dena'ina topical materials at the intersection of ethnology and linguistics.
$49 plus s&h
ISBN: 978-1-55500-091-2
402 pp., 32 chapters, 198 illustrations and maps, 8630 entries, c. 12,100 word forms
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ANLC Archive Collections now searchable online!
| Alaska Native Language Manuscript Collections held at the ANLC Archive are being catalogued in an online searchable database. To date, 14 of the collections have been described and catalogued, including the Aleut, Central Alaskan Yupik, Deg Xinag, Dena'ina, Gwich'in, Han, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Tanacross, Tanana, Upper Tanana, Upper Kuskokwim, Comparative Eskimo-Aleut, and Bergsland collections. The Inupiaq and Central Alaskan Yupik collections are only partially entered to date. The database is being edited and corrected daily for errors.
The website includes user information, finding aids, and searchable catalog of manuscript holdings; the audio collection may also be searched, although many recordings have not yet been entered and no finding aids are available. |
Haida Dictionary published
Cover art by Robert Davidson |
The Haida Dictionary by John Enrico is as complete a record as is possible of the language. Haida is spoken in two major dialects: Southern and Northern on the Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada, with an Alaskan variant of Northern at Hydaburg and Ketchikan.
Published in two volumes, this definitive work provides full coverage of the vocabulary, including variant forms, word class, and examples of usage. Appendices offer detailed information on phonology, semantics of verbs, meanings of classifiers, numbers, and kin terms. An English-to-Haida index with about 7,000 items is a ready tool for finding specific Haida words with reference to the full dictionary entries.
The Haida Dictionary will be valued by language teachers and learners. It is a master reference from which academic linguists may further examine the relationship of Haida to other language families, and educators may develop teaching materials for classrooms at every level. Published jointly by ANLC and the Sealaska Heritage Foundation.
$279 cloth, ISBN 1-55500-087-8
2 vols., 8.5 x 11, lix + 2126 pp. |
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