AIS 309 A: Methods in American Indian Linguistics

LUSHOOTSEED ORAL STUDY. THIS COURSE TEACHES THE DYNAMICS OR ORAL RECORDINGS. STUDENTS WILL COMPARE DIFFERENCES OF THE DIALECTS FROM FIRST LANGUAGE SPEAKERS OF VARIOUS TRIBES OF LUSHOOTSEED, AS WELL AS FROM EARLY TO LATE 1900. STUDENTS WILL TRANSCRIBE THE PRESERVED SPOKEN LANGUAGE, DEVELOP SKILLS IN AUDIO EDITING SOFTWARE, CROSS REFERENCE RESOURCES TO AID IN UNDERSTANDING THE ORAL LANGUAGE, BUILD PROFICIENT LISTENING SKILLS OF LUSHOOTSEED, INCREASE PERSONAL VOCABULARY AND USAGE OF LUSHOOTSEED, AND LEARN THE CHRONOLOGICAL LANGUAGE AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. PREREQ: AT LEAST ONE QUARTER OF LUSHOOTSEED OR PREVIOUS STUDY.