Nootka Texts
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Nootka Texts is a seminal early 20th-century linguistic and ethnographic collection of narratives in the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language, documenting its structure, vocabulary, and oral traditions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nootka Texts canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Nootka Texts Context triple: [Edward Sapir, notableWork, Nootka Texts]
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A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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The American Claimant
The American Claimant is an 1892 comic novel by Mark Twain that satirizes American aristocratic pretensions and social class through a farcical tale of mistaken identity and inheritance.
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Heart of the Commonwealth
Heart of the Commonwealth is a nickname for Worcester, Massachusetts, reflecting its central location and historical importance within the state.
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Die Culturländer des alten Amerika
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika is a scholarly work by ethnologist Adolf Bastian that examines the civilizations and cultures of pre-Columbian America.
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Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nootka Texts Target entity description: Nootka Texts is a seminal early 20th-century linguistic and ethnographic collection of narratives in the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language, documenting its structure, vocabulary, and oral traditions.
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A.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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B.
The American Claimant
The American Claimant is an 1892 comic novel by Mark Twain that satirizes American aristocratic pretensions and social class through a farcical tale of mistaken identity and inheritance.
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C.
Heart of the Commonwealth
Heart of the Commonwealth is a nickname for Worcester, Massachusetts, reflecting its central location and historical importance within the state.
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D.
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika is a scholarly work by ethnologist Adolf Bastian that examines the civilizations and cultures of pre-Columbian America.
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E.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic collection ⓘ linguistic text ⓘ text collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples
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surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth people
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| associatedWithRegion |
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
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surface form:
Northwest Coast of North America
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| contribution |
early documentation of Nuu-chah-nulth morphology
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early documentation of Nuu-chah-nulth phonology ⓘ early documentation of Nuu-chah-nulth syntax ⓘ preservation of Nuu-chah-nulth oral traditions ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal early 20th-century ethnographic collection
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seminal early 20th-century linguistic collection ⓘ seminal work in Nuu-chah-nulth linguistics ⓘ |
| documents |
discourse patterns of the Nuu-chah-nulth language
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grammar of the Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ lexicon of the Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
Native American linguistics
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anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focus |
oral traditions of the Nuu-chah-nulth people
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structure of the Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ vocabulary of the Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic text
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linguistic corpus ⓘ |
| hasContent |
myths
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narrative texts ⓘ oral narratives ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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ethnographers ⓘ linguists ⓘ scholars of Indigenous languages of North America ⓘ |
| languageDocumented |
Nootka language
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Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ |
| subject |
Nuu-chah-nulth ethnography
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Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth folklore
Nuu-chah-nulth narratives ⓘ Nuu-chah-nulth oral literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Nootka Texts self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source for Nuu-chah-nulth language documentation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
comparative studies of Wakashan languages
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historical linguistics of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
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