User:Fverdon1/Language selection - Revision history

Fverdon1 at 22:38, 25 January 2023

2023-01-25T22:38:06Z

Fverdon1: Added Frisian dictionary

2023-01-23T02:45:40Z

Added Frisian dictionary

Fverdon1: added western abenaki dictionary

2023-01-23T02:39:57Z

added western abenaki dictionary

Fverdon1: added swampy cree dictionary

2023-01-23T02:35:30Z

added swampy cree dictionary

Fverdon1 at 02:17, 23 January 2023

2023-01-23T02:17:48Z

Fverdon1 at 02:17, 23 January 2023

2023-01-23T02:17:24Z

Jwashin1 at 18:35, 22 January 2023

2023-01-22T18:35:54Z

Fverdon1: Added FRY info

2023-01-21T17:07:51Z

Added FRY info

Fverdon1 at 16:30, 21 January 2023

2023-01-21T16:30:14Z

Fverdon1 at 16:29, 21 January 2023

2023-01-21T16:29:50Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:38, 25 January 2023
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	== Possible Languages ==		== Possible Languages ==

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 Like English and other Germanic languages, West Frisian is analytic, even more so that its predecessor Old Frisian. It inflects for pluralization (single vs plural), verb tense and subject, and for diminution, among other cases. However, many of those forms are not purely inflectional as they can be formed with periphrastic constructions.
-This language is written using the Latin alphabet. Due to its much larger speaking population (compared to the previous two options), finding text samples is much easier. For example, here is [http://downloads.dbs.org.s3.amazonaws.com/archive/Frisian-(1978)-Genesis-Portion.pdf Genesis] translated in West Frisian.
+This language is written using the Latin alphabet. Due to its much larger speaking population (compared to the previous two options), finding text samples is much easier. For example, here is [http://downloads.dbs.org.s3.amazonaws.com/archive/Frisian-(1978)-Genesis-Portion.pdf Genesis] translated in West Frisian. Pieter Meijas Tiersma has written what seems like a very comprehensive Frisian dictionary: [https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/Mega%20linguistics%20pack/Indo-European/Germanic/Frisian%20Reference%20Grammar%20%28Tiersma%29.pdf ''Frisian Reference Grammar'']. Bonus points because McCabe has a copy!
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 Western Abenaki is a polysynthetic language with free word order. It has a highly complex inflectional system which has lead many philologists to call Western Abenaki (along with other Amerindian languages) "languages of verbs." This languages makes a similar distinction to Swampy Cree in terms of noun class, diving along animate/inanimate boundaries.
-The language is written using the Latin script with the notable addition of the 8 symbol to represent an open-mid nasalized back vowel: /ɔ̃/. There seems to be a good collection of resources and texts written in and about this language. Many text samples seem to be in the form of transcribed stories.
+The language is written using the Latin script with the notable addition of the 8 symbol to represent an open-mid nasalized back vowel: /ɔ̃/. There seems to be a good collection of resources and texts written in and about this language. Many text samples seem to be in the form of transcribed stories. Gordon M. Day has written two volumes of a [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv17187 Western Abenaki/English dictionary], one for each translation direction.
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 Swampy Cree is a member of the 'West Cree' dialect group, and is known as the ''n-dialect'' due to its use of the ''n'' phoneme in place of other variable phonemes indicative of other dialects. It is a polysynthetic language with plenty of inflectional morphology. It distinguishes grammatical gender on the basis of animacy. It seems to not employ adjectives and uses verbs instead, as in "he strongs" in place of "he ''is'' strong."
-The language is written in Cree Syllabics, a writing system developed by James Evans, a missionary, in the 1830s. However, the language can also has a second orthography using the Latin alphabet. There seems to be a good amount of text out there using both orthographies, although most of it is Biblical in nature.
+The language is written in Cree Syllabics, a writing system developed by James Evans, a missionary, in the 1830s. However, the language can also has a second orthography using the Latin alphabet. There seems to be a good amount of text out there using both orthographies, although most of it is Biblical in nature. There are a few good dictionaries of Cree, purported to include grammar on Swampy Cree among other dialects. Mainly, any version of [https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/swarthmore/reader.action?docID=3411656 ''Spoken Cree''] (Levels I or II) by C. Douglas Ellis.
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	== Possible Languages ==		== Possible Languages ==

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-I am planning on working with [https://wikis.swarthmore.edu/ling073/User:Hnguyen5 Henry Nguyen] on a language yet to be decided.
+I am planning on working with [[https://wikis.swarthmore.edu/ling073/User:Hnguyen5 Henry Nguyen]] on a language yet to be decided.
 == Possible Languages ==
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 == Swampy Cree ==
-Swampy Cree is an Amerindian language spoken in small communities throughout northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario along the Hudson bay. There are approximately 2,500 speakers according to Ethnologue, with a Threatened status. Most speakers also speak English.
+Swampy Cree is an Algonquian language spoken in small communities throughout northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario along the Hudson bay. There are approximately 2,500 speakers according to Ethnologue, with a Threatened status. Most speakers also speak English.
 Swampy Cree is a member of the 'West Cree' dialect group, and is known as the ''n-dialect'' due to its use of the ''n'' phoneme in place of other variable phonemes indicative of other dialects. It is a polysynthetic language with plenty of inflectional morphology. It distinguishes grammatical gender on the basis of animacy. It seems to not employ adjectives and uses verbs instead, as in "he strongs" in place of "he ''is'' strong."
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 ==Western Abenaki==
-Western Abenaki is another Amerindian language spoken in northern New England and the surrounding area in Canada. It is part of the Algonquian language family. There are only 10-15 active speakers, but a fairly robust collection of scholarship regarding the language and people attempting to revitalize it. Presumably, due to its low speaking population, all speakers also speak English or French (if in Quebec).
+Western Abenaki is another Algonquian language spoken in northern New England and the surrounding area in Canada. It is part of the Algonquian language family. There are only 10-15 active speakers, but a fairly robust collection of scholarship regarding the language and people attempting to revitalize it. Presumably, due to its low speaking population, all speakers also speak English or French (if in Quebec).
 Western Abenaki is a polysynthetic language with free word order. It has a highly complex inflectional system which has lead many philologists to call Western Abenaki (along with other Amerindian languages) "languages of verbs." This languages makes a similar distinction to Swampy Cree in terms of noun class, diving along animate/inanimate boundaries.
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-[[Category:sp23_LanguageSelection]], [[Category:Swampy Cree]], [[Category:Western Abenaki]], [[Category:West Frisian]]
+[[Category:sp23_LanguageSelection]] [[Category:Swampy Cree]] [[Category:Western Abenaki]] [[Category:West Frisian]]

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 ===== Sources =====
-[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/abe Ethnologue], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenaki_language#Phonology Abenaki language], [http://westernabenaki.com/about.php Western Abenaki wesbite] [http://westernabenaki.com/pronunciation.php Western Abenaki pronounciation guide]
+[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/abe Ethnologue], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenaki_language#Phonology Abenaki language], [http://westernabenaki.com/about.php Western Abenaki wesbite], [http://westernabenaki.com/pronunciation.php Western Abenaki pronounciation guide]
 [[Category:sp23_LanguageSelection]], [[Category:Swampy Cree]], [[Category:Western Abenaki]], [[Category:West Frisian]]