On intimate grammars with examples from Navajo English, Navlish, and Navajo

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-208

  Webster, Anthony K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Iconicity; Intimate grammars; Navajo; Navajo english; Navlish; Poetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953978221     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3998/jar.0521004.0066.202     Document Type: Article

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