Making Wawa : The Genesis of Chinook Jargon.
Lang, George.
Making Wawa : The Genesis of Chinook Jargon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages) - First Nations Languages Series . - First Nations Languages Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Orthography -- Introduction -- 1 The Nootka Jargon -- 2 Pidgin Chinook -- 3 Approximations at Astoria -- 4 The Hothouse of Fort Vancouver -- 5 Waves of Wawa -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Manuscript 195: A Partially Annotated Early Glossary of Chinook Jargon -- Chronology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River.
9780774815284
Chinook jargon -- History.
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- History.
Whites -- Northwest, Pacific -- Relations with Indians -- History.
Electronic books.
PM846 -- .L35 2008eb
497/.41
Making Wawa : The Genesis of Chinook Jargon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages) - First Nations Languages Series . - First Nations Languages Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Orthography -- Introduction -- 1 The Nootka Jargon -- 2 Pidgin Chinook -- 3 Approximations at Astoria -- 4 The Hothouse of Fort Vancouver -- 5 Waves of Wawa -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Manuscript 195: A Partially Annotated Early Glossary of Chinook Jargon -- Chronology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River.
9780774815284
Chinook jargon -- History.
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- History.
Whites -- Northwest, Pacific -- Relations with Indians -- History.
Electronic books.
PM846 -- .L35 2008eb
497/.41