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    A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)
    A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)
    A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)
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    A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)

    By Lawrence R. Smith

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    This volume constitutes a dictionary of derivational postbases currently used by the Labrador Coast Inuit. Each entry includes the Inuttut form in phonemic orthography, morphophonemic specifications, an English semantic characterization, indications of idiosyncrasies, and three examples. An introduction to word formation is also provided.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press
    Release dateJan 1, 1978
    ISBN9781772822083
    A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)
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    Lawrence R. Smith

    Lawrence R. Smith's fiction, poetry, translations, and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, New American Writing, Sulfur, The Iowa Review, kayak, The Michigan Quarterly Review, River City, Translation, Poetry Miscellany, River Styx, Poetry East, Alfabeta, Nuovi Argomenti, Letteratura D’America, and many other journals.

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