| An English-Dakota Dictionary Revised Edition Contributor(s): Williamson, John P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873512839 ISBN-13: 9780873512831 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1992 Annotation: The language of the Dakota people was first put into written form by missionaries who lived within and learned from the Dakota community in the Minnesota River valley. John P. Williamson (1835-1917), son of missionary Dr. Thomas S. Williamson, grew up speaking both English and Dakota, then spent most of his adult life as a missionary on the Santee Reservation in northeastern Nebraska. In 1902, he produced "An English-Dakota Dictionary." A companion volume, "A Dakota-English Dictionary," by Stephen R. Riggs, is also available from the Minnesota Historical Society Press. These two dictionaries preserve the older language and remian the most comprehensive and accurate lexicons available. They are essential cultural and linguistic sources for all Students of the Dakota Language as well as historians, anthropologists, linguists, and ethnologists. A foreword by Carolynn I. Schommer, a Dakota Indian and former instructor in the American Indian Studies/Dakota Language Department at the University of Minnesota, describes the historical and cultural context in which these dictionaries were created. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Native American Languages - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 423.975 |
| LCCN: 92028737 |
| Series: Borealis |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.48" W x 8.04" (0.70 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Williamson (1835-1917), son of missionary Dr. Thomas S. Williamson, grew up speaking both English and Dakota and spent most of his adult life on the Santee Reservation of northeastern Nebraska. In 1902 he made his contribution to the world's collection of lexicons by producing this English-Dakota dictionary. |