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Boundary Maintenance in Algonquian: A Linguistic Study of Island Lake, Manitoba 1
Author(s) -
WOLFART H. CHRISTOPH
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1973.75.5.02a00080
Subject(s) - boundary (topology) , sampling (signal processing) , population , history , linguistics , geography , archaeology , demography , sociology , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , mathematical analysis , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
A “mixed language” involving Cree and Ojibwa has been reported for certain isolated populations of northeastern Manitoba. Ethnohistorical and demographic studies forming part of an interdisciplinary project tend to corroborate such a view by pointing to a high degree of population mixture. The linguistic survey yields some preliminary conclusions while at the same time indicating areas for further study. Attention is also given to the use of sampling and of questionnaires as tools in a language contact study.