{"product_id":"the-arapaho-language-andrew-cowell-9780870819018","title":"The Arapaho Language","description":"The Arapaho Language is the definitive reference grammar of an endangered Algonquian language. Arapaho differs strikingly from other Algonquian languages, making it particularly relevant to the study of historical linguistics and the evolution of grammar. Andrew Cowell and Alonzo Moss Sr. document Arapaho's interesting features, including a pitch-based accent system with no exact Algonquian parallels, radical innovations in the verb system, and complex contrasts between affirmative and non-affirmative statements.\u003cp\u003eCowell and Moss detail strategies used by speakers of this highly polysynthetic language to form complex words and illustrate how word formation interacts with information structure. They discuss word order and discourse-level features, treat the special features of formal discourse style and traditional narratives, and list gender-specific particles, which are widely used in conversation. Appendices include full sets of inflections for a variety of verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArapaho is spoken primarily in Wyoming, with a few speakers in Oklahoma. The corpus used in \u003ci\u003eThe Arapaho Language\u003c\/i\u003e spans more than a century of documentation, including multiple speakers from Wyoming and Oklahoma, with emphasis on recent recordings from Wyoming. The book cites approximately 2,000 language examples drawn largely from natural discourse - either recorded spoken language or texts written by native speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Arapaho Language\u003c\/i\u003e, Cowell and Moss have produced a comprehensive document of a language that, in its departures from its nearest linguistic neighbors, sheds light on the evolution of grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Cowell,Alonzo Moss Sr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870819011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870819018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2008 pg. 22","brand":"Andrew Cowell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087028039935,"sku":"9780870819018","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb435085-af3d-4bc2-a9dd-72b94b1885f0.jpg?v=1769097882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arapaho-language-andrew-cowell-9780870819018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}