Chinook Jargon Placenames as Points of Mutual Reference: Discourse, Intersubjectivity, and Environment Within an Intercultural Toponymic Complex
Abstract Chinook Jargon, a pre-historic trade language in northwestern North America, became the primary means of communication between native and white speakers during European exploration and settlement in this region. At this time, many descriptive names taken from Chinook Jargon were assigned to...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1996-12-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1472 |