Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
A Tsilhqút’ín Grammar
An important contribution to the ongoing documentation of Athabaskan languages.
Tsilhqút’ín, also known as Chilcotin, is a northern Athabaskan language spoken by the people of the Chilco River (Tsilhqóx) in Interior British Columbia. Until now, the literature on Tsilhqút’ín contained very little description of the language. With forty-seven consonants and six vowels plus tone, the phonological system is notoriously complex. This book is the first comprehensive grammar of Tsilhqút’ín. It covers all aspects of linguistic structure, including phonology, morphology, and syntax as well as negation and questions. Also included are three annotated texts. The product of decades of work by linguist Eung-Do Cook, this book makes an important contribution to the ongoing documentation of Athabaskan languages.
Tsilhqút’ín, also known as Chilcotin, is a northern Athabaskan language spoken by the people of the Chilco River (Tsilhqóx) in Interior British Columbia. Until now, the literature on Tsilhqút’ín contained very little description of the language. With forty-seven consonants and six vowels plus tone, the phonological system is notoriously complex. This book is the first comprehensive grammar of Tsilhqút’ín. It covers all aspects of linguistic structure, including phonology, morphology, and syntax as well as negation and questions. Also included are three annotated texts. The product of decades of work by linguist Eung-Do Cook, this book makes an important contribution to the ongoing documentation of Athabaskan languages.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Symbols
Introduction
1 Sound System and Orthography
2 Words and Their Categories
3 Organization of the Verb
4 Theme Categories and Other Verb Classes
5 Simple Sentences
6 Complex Sentences
7 Movement and Other Syntactic Rules
8 Negation
9 Questions
10 Reference to Third Person and Morphosyntactic Problems
Appendix: Three Annotated Texts
References Cited