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Northern Paiute, Ruth Hoodie Lewis, Timothy Thornes
Northern Paiute, Ruth Hoodie Lewis, Timothy Thornes
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
Northern Paiute (ISO 639-3, pao) is a Numic language of the Western branch and represents the northwestern-most extent of the Uto-Aztecan family. The language is described as consisting of two major dialects and numerous subdialects. Nichols (1974) refers to the southern Northern Paiute dialect as Nevada Northern Paiute (NNP, historically also called Paviotso) and the northern variety represented here as Oregon Northern Paiute (ONP, which includes Bannock). Speaker estimates are somewhat anecdotal but generally fall within the 400–700 range. Speakers are unevenly distributed across various reservation communities of the northern Great Basin region of the western United States. Speakers of …
Toidɨkadɨ (Cattail-Eaters) Of Stillwater Marsh, Tim Thornes
Toidɨkadɨ (Cattail-Eaters) Of Stillwater Marsh, Tim Thornes
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
Wuzzie George (b. ~1880, d. December 20, 1984) was, by all accounts, a true keeper of traditional knowledge. Over the course of more than three decades, she provided detailed ethnographic information about her people, the Toidɨkadɨ (Cattail-Eaters), for ethnographer Margaret Wheat (1967) and anthropologist and historical linguist Catherine S. Fowler (1992). Wuzzie also had an ongoing working relationship with the intrepid folklorist Sven Liljeblad, as evidenced by this prayer, which she composed for him in Fallon, Nevada, during a time of illness.
Northern Paiute Texts: Introduction, Tim Thornes, Maziar Toosarvandani
Northern Paiute Texts: Introduction, Tim Thornes, Maziar Toosarvandani
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
This volume of Northern Paiute texts is the result of continued collaborative relationships between members of several Northern Paiute (Western Numic; Uto-Aztecan) speech communities and two linguists who have nearly 30 years of combined experience working on the language. The resulting documentary resource provides varied samples of naturally occurring speech—narratives recorded and analyzed by the editors as part of their own fieldwork as well as materials recorded of earlier generations of speakers. In one case, materials from three generations of speakers from the same speech community are provided. By providing access in a single volume to previously inaccessible texts from …
Kuiyuidɨkadɨ (Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada), Tim Thornes
Kuiyuidɨkadɨ (Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada), Tim Thornes
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
The Pyramid Lake Reservation is about an hour’s drive northeast of Reno, Ne- vada. As such, it lies close to the major isogloss boundary that separates Oregon Northern Paiute (including Bannock) from Nevada Northern Paiute (Paviotso). The lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, is home to the endemic Lahontan cutthroat trout, known locally as kuiyui, and is a popular fishery.
External Projection Of The Basque Language And Culture: The Etxepare Basque Institute And A Range Of Public Paradiplomacy, Sho Hagio
BOGA: Basque Studies Consortium Journal
This study discusses the establishment of the Etxepare Basque Institute in 2007 as a way of investigating the status of the Basque language Euskara, which was once looked down on and labeled as a lesser-used minority language, but which is now coming into greater prominence in the international arena in an era of globalization. The mission of the institute is external projection of Basque language and culture. Such projection, on one hand, presupposes the existence of a standardized language and culture to be diffused and that there is a distinction to be made between “interior” and “exterior” on the other. …
Social Supports For Multilingual Students In The University Setting, Max Badesheim
Social Supports For Multilingual Students In The University Setting, Max Badesheim
McNair Scholars Research Journal
Research suggests that students’ social engagement, both on and off campus, plays a significant role in their academic performance. This research has been conducted in various settings including institutionally provided social programs (Browne, M. N., & Minnick, K. J., 2005), student organizations (Nunan, D., 1992), as well as interpersonal relationships (Cumming, A. H., 2006). These social supports are especially essential for multilingual students who potentially lack some of the interconnecting support networks of students raised in the United States in English speaking households. Despite the established connection between social engagement and academic performance, social programs on campus are often under-utilized. …
Eva Rossmann’S Mystery Novel «Russen Kommen» The Russians Are Coming: New Crimes, Old Fears, And Intercultural Alliances, Heike Henderson
Eva Rossmann’S Mystery Novel «Russen Kommen» The Russians Are Coming: New Crimes, Old Fears, And Intercultural Alliances, Heike Henderson
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
Eva Rossmann's mystery novel Russen kommen, the tenth in a popular series, takes up a hot topic in Austria’s tourism industry: the tensions surrounding the recent influx of newly rich Russian visitors. This article uses Rossmann's mystery as a case study to examine the impact of global culture and transnational investments on Austrian society. Trapped between provincialism and globalization, Austrians are forced to revisit old fears and find new ways of dealing with contemporary challenges. Due to its wide appeal, popular culture can lead the way in these negotiations.
Carousel Of Consumerism: Austrian Filmmaker Barbara Albert’S Critique Of Contemporary Society In Böse Zellen, Beret Norman
Carousel Of Consumerism: Austrian Filmmaker Barbara Albert’S Critique Of Contemporary Society In Böse Zellen, Beret Norman
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
All of Austrian filmmaker Barbara Albert’s three feature films, Nordrand (Northern Skirts) (1999), Böse Zellen (Free Radicals) (2003) and Fallen (Falling) (2006), portray human relationships in flux and depict people reacting to changes in the world. These films critique society obliquely as they present damaged figures in their attempts to shape a meaningful existence. Albert always manages to keep the viewer floating on the side of this latter point—that of looking for a meaningful existence, even though the social setting often appears so meaningless and commercialized. In Böse Zellen the building and opening of a new shopping mall play a …
Espe Alegria: Cultural Advisor And Voice Of The Basques In American Radio, Erin Passehl
Espe Alegria: Cultural Advisor And Voice Of The Basques In American Radio, Erin Passehl
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation will showcase Basque immigrant Espe Alegria (1906-1991), who spent her life preserving and promoting Basque language, culture, and identity in Boise, Idaho. Espe Alegria’s continuous work left a legacy on the American Diaspora in three areas: her work in radio broadcasting, translation and immigration services, and the arts. Espe hosted The Basque Program, a one-hour radio program that aired every week from 1955-1981. Known as the “Voice of the Basques,” Espe used her social connections to personalize the program in ways that connected with listeners in both cities and Basque-speaking sheepherders. This presentation will also look at Espe’s …
Ludics As Subversion In Arturo Arias’S Sopa De Caracol (2002), Adrian Kane
Ludics As Subversion In Arturo Arias’S Sopa De Caracol (2002), Adrian Kane
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
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Beyond Currywurst And Döner: The Role Of Food In German Multicultural Literature And Society, Heike Henderson
Beyond Currywurst And Döner: The Role Of Food In German Multicultural Literature And Society, Heike Henderson
World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations
After outlining some striking similarities between ethnic food marketing and multicultural literature, I intend to analyze the role of food in contemporary German literature and society. Specifically, I will look at two texts by Rafik Schami ("Kebab ist Kultur") and Uwe Timm (Die Entdeckung der Currywurst). In both of these texts, food plays a crucial role. In "Kebab ist Kultur," food is a marker of difference and alterity. In Die Entdeckung der Currywurst, food is the impetus to trace history - personal history as well as the history of postwar Germany. Questions related to cultural differences, history, and …
Special Language In Shoshoni Poetry Songs, Jon P. Dayley
Special Language In Shoshoni Poetry Songs, Jon P. Dayley
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
The language in Shoshoni poetry songs, called newe hupia, may differ substantially from ordinary speech in many ways, phonologically, morphologically, syntactically, semanticly [sic] and pragmatically.
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary, Jon P. Dayley
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary, Jon P. Dayley
Faculty & Staff Authored Books
This dictionary is primarily of the Death Valley variety of what has come to be known in the linguistic and anthropological literature in recent years as Panamint (e.g., Freeze and Iannucci 1979; Lamb 1958 and 1964; McLaughlin 1987; Miller 1984), or sometimes Panamint Shoshone (Miller et al. 1971). In the nineteenth century and up to the middle of this century, it was often called Coso (sometimes spelled Koso) or Coso Shoshone (e.g., Kroeber 1925; Lamb 1958). In aboriginal times and even well into this century, Panamint was spoken by small bands of people living in southeastern California and extreme southwestern …
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Faculty & Staff Authored Books
This monograph is an introductory descriptive grammar of Tümpisa Shoshone, meant to provide both layman and specialist with a basic understanding of how the language works as a linguistic system. In this sense, it is intended to be a "nuts and bolts" grammar with lots of examples illustrating the most important grammatical elements and processes in the language.
An Ethno-Historical Shoshone Narrative Pɨe Nɨmmɨn Naakkanna "How We Lived Long Ago", Jon P. Dayley
An Ethno-Historical Shoshone Narrative Pɨe Nɨmmɨn Naakkanna "How We Lived Long Ago", Jon P. Dayley
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
The text that follows is a narrative of reminiscences in the Shoshone language by Josephine Thorpe. The reminiscences are about the way Mrs. Thorpe's own group of Northern Shoshone used to live when she was a girl in prereservation times.
Tzutujil Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Tzutujil Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Faculty & Staff Authored Books
This work is a reference grammar of the Tzutujjl language spoken in the departments of Solola and Suchitepequez in Guatemala. Tzutujil is one of approximately thirty Mayan languages that are spoken by several million people in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. All Mayan languages lie within the Meso-American cultural area. Tzutujil belongs to the Greater Quichean branch of the Eastern division of Mayan languages, and it is most closely affiliated with Cakchiquel, Quiche, Sacapultec, and Sipacapa (Campbell 1977; Kaufman 1974, 1976).