A Survey of Research on Montagnais and Naskapi (Innu-aimun) in Labrador

The last two decades have seen increased interest in the study of the language o f the Innu of Labrador. Researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland have been prominent in producing descriptions of grammar, lexicon and linguistic variation in the community of Sheshatshit. Anthropologists ha...

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Main Author: MacKenzie, Marguerite
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association 1991
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/32328
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Summary:The last two decades have seen increased interest in the study of the language o f the Innu of Labrador. Researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland have been prominent in producing descriptions of grammar, lexicon and linguistic variation in the community of Sheshatshit. Anthropologists have been active in the collection of texts and toponyms. This article gives an overview of work to date in these areas.