Tlingit CJ sound system? Q's about S.V. Johnson thesis

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I recall no examples at all of CW from Tlingit speakers in the usual sources.  Johnson did make field recordings from speakers in various places as part of his research.  Dale Kinkade would be the one to ask, unless you have any idea where Samuel Johnson can be reached these days (let me know, if you do).  I have the impression that Dale has, or has access to Johnson's tapes, or copies thereof:  I wrote to Dale once asking if there were any data from Oregon speakers--there weren't.  Henry

>
> Hello, tillicums,
>
> Samuel V. Johnson in his thesis "Chinook Jargon:  A Computer Assisted
> Analysis of Variation in an American Indian Pidgin" (U. of Kansas, 1978),
> page 211, discusses Tlingit speakers of Chinook Jargon in Alaska.  This is
> the only discussion I have heard of such alteration of the CJ sound system
> by Indians.  Can any of you give me more information about this, since
> Johnson does not name consultants or locations?




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