"Bakker's work is of great originality and erudition--and even
greater ambition: there has been no comparable attempt to deal with
an issue that is so intractable and at the same time of such
surpassing interest for the theory of language contact and
linguistic theory itself."--H.C. Wolfart, University of
Manitoba
"A major contribution, this book presents a sensible, intensively
researched solution to a problem that has long challenged
scholars....Linguists, historians, and all students of Métis
culture and history will be much in debt to Peter Bakker for his
analytical breakthroughs in this field."--Jennifer S.H. Brown,
University of Winnipeg
"Bakker's exploration of a mixed language involving polysynthesis
thus opens new avenues for typological research and renders his
book of unquestionable value far beyond the study of Michif
itself."--WORD
"...[a] fascinating book...Students of pidginization, creolization,
or language contact in general will find much here to reward a
careful reading....A study such as Bakker's is a vivid reminder
that whatever language you are studying does not exist in a vacuum,
but is part, not only of the community of its speakers, but also of
a larger sociopolitical and linguistic complex....[Bakker] writes
here for nonlinguists [and] does it well."--Notes on
Linguistics
"Bakker's book will deservedly be the main point of reference on
Michif for years to come."--Language in Society
"Bakker's work is of great originality and erudition--and even
greater ambition: there has been no comparable attempt to deal with
an issue that is so intractable and at the same time of such
surpassing interest for the theory of language contact and
linguistic theory itself."--H.C. Wolfart, University of
Manitoba
"A major contribution, this book presents a sensible, intensively
researched solution to a problem that has long challenged
scholars....Linguists, historians, and all students of Métis
culture and history will be much in debt to Peter Bakker for his
analytical breakthroughs in this field."--Jennifer S.H. Brown,
University of Winnipeg
"A very captivating book....A monument for a language."--Indigo,
Amsterdam
"Peter Bakker has achieved a tour de force: he has given us a book
of incredible erudition and ambition....A Language of Our Own has
the stupendous quality of reaching ordinary people interested in
the historical, social, and anthropological reality of the Metis
culture, as well as those specialists who will appreciate, learn,
and find excitement and inspiration in the breadth of this
linguist's analysis and discourse."--Great Plains Research
"...Bakker's book presents a comprehensive thorough analysis of the
Michif language."--Journal of Sociolinguistics
"This book...presents a wealth of information about the culture,
documented history, and languages of the Canadian Metis....The book
is smartly produced and written in generally graceful
English....Bakker's book will deservedly be the main point of
reference on Michif for years to come."--Language in Society
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