essay
Algonquian (Fox): an illustrative sketch
Handbook of American Indian Languages • (1) • Published In 1911 • Pages: 735-873
By: Jones, William, Michelson, Truman.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides an excellent analytical sketch of Fox grammar and phonetics written by Dr. William Jones in 1904. It was originally the intention of the author to further revise his manuscript on the basis of the knowledge he obtained from the study of Ojibwa, a related Algonquian language, but because of the pressure of other duties, this was never realized. Later, Dr. Truman Michelson, using Jones' published Fox texts, attempted to revise some of the essential features of the grammar by the comparative analysis of statements made in the grammar with the material contained in the volume of texts. The general arrangement of the linguistic material as presented by Jones in the original manuscript has been retained, although Michelson's notes will be found scattered throughout the text, supplementing information or modifying doubtful points. A detailed analysis of examples, as well as, the native text printed at the end of the article have been added by Michelson.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Phonology
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Kinship terminology
- Numeration
- Interlinear translations
- Texts translated into english
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fox
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1976
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1897-1904
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1897-1904
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tama County, Iowa, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By William Jones (Revised by Truman Michelson)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 11008930
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians