(fwd) Re: info request (re T.N. Hibben)

[Jeffrey Kopp]

Hi.  I received an inquiry today about a found copy of T.N. Hibben.
In keeping with my policy of not forwarding emails to the list
without permission, here is instead my reply to him, for the group's
general info or correction.  The writer is a native of Hazelton and
relates that his mother was raised in the Catholic missions in BC and
was the last remaining member of the Whonnock band.  I'd be happy to
put anyone interested in touch.

Regards,

Jeff


On Fri, 07 Jan 2000 16:01:37 -0800, Jeffrey Kopp
<jeffkopp at uswest.net> wrote:

>The T.N. Hibben book was a reprise of several earlier Jargon
>dictionaries (as were also a couple others published about that time)
>and was published without author attribution.  The book is not
>particularly rare so you'd most likely want to keep it as a memento.
>(But if you must dispose of it, I'd urge donating it to your
>library.)  I think you will enjoy reviewing it to find Jargon words
>or terms you might have heard used during your childhood for emphasis
>or to describe local people or places.
>
>I found a microfilm copy of this book in the Early Canadiana/U of
>Toronto on-line archive, but for some reason I did not add it to the
>other dictionaries on the Tenas Wawa Web site (though an earlier
>"Hibben & Carswell" dictionary of Thsimpean and the Jargon are on
>display).  I omitted it mostly because I was running short of time
>and felt this one came late and appeared derivative.  But upon your
>inquiry I realized we should probably have a copy available for
>comparison.  So I went ahead today and downloaded images of this book
>to clean up and post with the others.  Perhaps the "Jargon Group" can
>come up with more info about this edition when they can view the copy
>on-line.
>
>The Jargon enthusiasts I communicate with are interested in charting
>the extent and duration of Jargon usage, and many questions remain
>about the area up around where you live.  (It seems the language
>persisted in some remote pockets there well into this century.  The
>late appearance of the Hibben dictionary and the apparently
>relatively large print run point toward that.)  Anything you might be
>able to recall about hearing the Jargon used or references to it in
>your family lore would be most welcome information.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jeffrey Kopp