{"product_id":"9781442658288","title":"Blackfoot Grammar: Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThousands of people in Alberta and Montana speak Blackfoot, an Algonquian language. But the numbers are diminishing and the survival of Blackfoot is in some danger. To help preserve the language while it is still in daily use, Donald G. Frantz and Norma Jean Russell collaborated on the \u003cem\u003eBlackfoot Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1989 to widespread acclaim and later revised in 1995. \u003cem\u003eBlackfoot Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e, the companion volume to the dictionary, has now also been updated with a second edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe changes made to each chapter reflect new approaches refined through years of teaching experience. New chapters on 'Numbers and Enumeration' and 'Translating from English to Blackfoot' have been added, as well as new exercises and two new appendixes describing the phonetics of Blackfoot and the design of the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003cem\u003eBlackfoot Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e will be a welcome update not only for those who wish to learn the language, but for all those with an interest in Native Studies and North American linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134644502768,"sku":"9781442658288","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442658288_p0.jpg?v=1763807341","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442658288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}