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This page describes current projects in Wakashan linguistics,
and provides links to webpages, online resources, and downloads relevant to the
study of the Wakashan languages.
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Wakashan Linguistics
Conference.
The First Wakashan
Linguistics Conference (WLC1) was held 9–11 August 2004 at the University
of British Columbia and the Squamish Nation.
The Second Wakashan Linguistics Conference (WLC2)
will be held 5–7 May 2006 at the University of Victoria.
Comparative Wakashan Dictionary
Michael Fortescue, University of Copenhagen. This on-going project is aimed at producing in the near future a
comprehensive comparative dictionary of the Wakashan family, with
reconstructions of both stems and suffixes/clitics at the Proto-Wakashan (PW),
Proto-Nootkan (PN), and Proto-Kwakiutlan (PK) stages.
Grammatical Structure of
Nuu-chah-nulth
University of British Columbia, principal investigator Henry Davis. This grant
provides the foundation for a systematic investigation of the grammatical
structures of Nuu-chah-nulth, including its phonetics, phonology, morphology
and syntax. An important component of the research involves fieldwork with
fluent speakers of the different dialects of Nuu-chah-nulth.
Exploring the
Consequences of Cross-Linguistic Variation in the Semantics: Tense and Aspect
in Salish and Wakashan
University of British Columbia, principal investigator Lisa Matthewson. An
investigation of tense and aspect in Salish and Wakashan languages, with the
theoretical goal of adding to our knowledge of the crosslinguistic variation in
the expression of tense and aspect.
The
Study of Nuuchahnulth Grammar: Consequences for a Theory of Language
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, principal investigator John Stonham. This
project has undertaken to produce a detailed grammatical description and
dictionary of Nuuchahnulth, using published and unpublished materials from the
early 20th century.
Wakashan List
Mirror
Postings to the Wakashan List (since March 2003) are archived, viewable, and
searchable on the Linguist List.
First Nations Languages of BC
This page contains extensive reference information and bibliographies on First
Nations languages of British Columbia, past and present. Provided by the Yinka
Déné Language Institute.
Northwest
Coast Linguistics and Anthropology Bibliography
Maintained by Brad Coon of Montana State University.
A
Northern Wakashan Bibliography
In progress, by Emmon Bach.
Tacoma Public Library,
Northwest Databases
The Tacoma Public Library provides a number of online databases on the
languages, peoples, place names, and history of the Pacific Northwest.
Ethnologue
Ethnologue is an exhaustive catalogue of the languages of the world, and
includes such information as alternate language names, location, genetic
affiliation, and number of speakers. Provided by the Summer Institute of
Linguistics.
The Linguist List
A general site on languages and linguistics, with many links to other
linguistics-related webpages. The Linguist List also hosts an email discussion
and announcement list with many linguist subscribers.
Wakashan
Fonts
Tavultesoft Keyman keyboards and Unicode fonts for Wakashan languages.
Barrett, Benjamin. 2005. Makah Keyboard, Beta 003, for Windows. (MakahB03.zip)
Davidson, Matthew. 2002. Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar. PhD dissertation: Linguistics, State University of New York, Buffalo. (pdf)
Davidson, Matthew. Nootka Texts database in MS Access 2000, with readme file. (zip)
Davis, Henry & Rachel Wojdak. 2004. Condition C in Nuu-chah-nulth. Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
Howe, Darin Mathew. 2000. Oowekyala Segmental Phonology. PhD dissertation: University of British Columbia. (pdf)
Ravinski, Christine. 2004. Possessor Raising in Nuu-chah-nulth. Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
Ravinski, Christine. 2005. Grammatical possession in Nuu-chah-nulth. MA thesis:
University of British Columbia. (pdf)
Waldie, Ryan. 2003. Nuuchahnulth Stress. 19th Northwest Linguistics Conference handout. University of Victoria. 1-2 March. (pdf)
Waldie, Ryan. 2004. Modality and Lexical Suffixes in Nuu-chah-nulth. Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
Werle, Adam. 2002. The Southern Wakashan one-foot word. Carrie Gillon, Naomi Sawai & Rachel Wojdak, eds. The 37th International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages. University of British Columbia Working Papers in Linguistics, vol. 9. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Working Papers in Linguistics. 382-397. (pdf)
Werle, Adam. 2003. The phonetic correlates of vowel length in Makah. 38th International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages handout. Upper St’át’imc Language, Culture and Education Society, Lillooet, BC. 13-15 August. (pdf)
Werle, Adam. 2004. Ditidaht boundary epenthesis. Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
Wojdak, Rachel. 2003. PF Incorporation: Evidence from
Wakashan. 26th Colloquium on Generative Linguistics in the Old World handout.
University of Lund. 9-11 April. (pdf)
Wojdak, Rachel. 2004. On the classification of Wakashan lexical suffixes. 30th Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society. University of California, Berkeley. 13-16 February. (handout pdf) (paper pdf)
Wojdak, Rachel. 2004. Affixal predicates and clausal complementation. Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
Wojdak, Rachel. 2005. The linearization of affixes: Evidence from Nuu-chah-nulth. PhD dissertation: University of British Columbia. (pdf)
Wojdak, Rachel & Florence Woo. 2004. Deriving the definiteness effects in Nuu-chah-nulth locatives. 9th Workshop on Structure and Constituency in the Languages of the Americas. University of Victoria. 6-8 February. (pdf)
Woo, Florence. 2004. What to do to ‘do-to..’? Wakashan Linguistics Conference handout. 9-11 August. (pdf)
last updated 16 March 2006