FAQ / was Re: Jargon Web mail
Forrest Pass
forrest at TRINITY.UTORONTO.CA
Fri Nov 5 23:24:00 UTC 1999
On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Jeffrey Kopp wrote:
>
> 3. Can you please suggest some good texts for more research into
> Chinook?
>That's not easy at this time. The older dictionaries and studies are out
>of print, and the newer ones are mostly in the form of (forgive me)
>obscure articles in linguistics journals. However, as I understand,
>Barbara Harris is writing a grammar of the Jargon for publication as a
>book; Zvjezdana Vrzic has published a book with a selection of texts in it
>for reading; and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community are
>preparing what I feel will be the first really good and useful dictionary
>of the language. More stuff will be coming along, too, but for the time
>being, I suggest spending time at Jeff Kopp's websites; joining the
>CHINOOK list; and obtaining copies of the older Jargon materials via your
>helpful local library.
And Lillard and Glavin's "Voice Great Within Us"...
Kloshe polaklie,
Forrest Pass
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