A Language of Our Own The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Métis - Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics

Peter Bakker

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The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an 'impossible language' since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195097115
Publisher:	OUP USA
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	21 Aug 1997
DEWEY:	497.3
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	316
Weight:	721g
Height:	238mm
Width:	162mm
Spine width:	26mm