A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis Book

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A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis
Written by author Peter Bakker
Published by Oxford University Press, USA, June 1997
The Michif language — spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada — is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammat

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Remarks on Spelling
Abbreviations
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1 Introduction 3
2 European-Amerindian Contact in the Fur Trade 28
3 The Metis Nation: Origin and Culture 52
4 Grammatical Sketch of Michif 78
5 Variation in Michif 118
6 Cree-French Language Mixture: Types and Origin 161
7 Ethnogenesis and Language Genesis: A Model 192
8 The Intertwining of French and Cree 214
9 The Source Languages of Michif: French, Cree, and Ojibwe 248
10 The Genesis of Michif 277
Notes 281
References 287
Index of Languages, Personal Names, and Geographical Names 305
Subject Index 312

Title: A Language of Our Own: The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

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Publication Date: June 1997

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I completely forgot that I read this book last month. I rather enjoy reading grammar books. Finding out the way the verbs work, tasting the sound of the words, learning some of the poetic dictims, can bring an entirely new world to life.

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