Eastern Aleut grammar

Mss.Rec.199

Date: 1990-1991, 1993-1995 | Size: 9 reel(s)

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Abstract

Interviews with Fr. Michael D. Lestenkof and Stepanida Lestenkof regarding the Pribilof subdialect of Unangan (Eastern Aleut). Includes texts, grammatical elicitations, and readings (with explanations) from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduuĝingin" [Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon] (National Bilingual Materials Development Center: Anchorage, 1978) and Knut Bergsland & Moses Dirks' "Aleut Tales and Narratives" (Alaska Native Language Center: Fairbanks, 1990.) Recordings made in Seattle, Washington on cassette recorder, then dubbed to 7-inch sound tape reels.

Background note

Alice Taff is a linguist specializing in the documentation and revitalization of Alaskan languages, including Unangan, Tlingit, and Deg Xinag, and identifying connections between heritage language use and health. After working in elementary education in Kentucky, Taff began work at schools in Alaska in 1975, and among general teaching, developed materials for Alaskan languages and taught ESL. This led to M.A. (1992) and Ph.D. degrees in Linguistics at the University of Washington. This collection formed part of the work that led to her Ph.D. thesis "Phonetics and phonology of Unangan (Eastern Aleut) intonation". Another subsequent related project was a collection of spontaneous conversations recorded between 2003 and 2006, available at the Endangered Language Archive. Taff was a project linguist for a Deg Xinag learners' dictionary between 2000 and 2007, continuing similar work undertaken while at the University of Washington. She has since worked frequently as a consulting linguist with other projects across Alaska, has been awarded over $1.4million in grants for such projects supporting documentation and revitalization, and in 2017 was appointed affiliate faculty at the Alaska Native Language Center. Taff was president of the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas in 2015 and 2016.

Digital objects note

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Collection Information

Physical description

9 sound tape reels (13 hr., 55 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono ; 7 in.

Provenance

Donated by Alice Taff in 1995 (Acc. 1995-716r). This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Aleut language
Aleuts -- Folklore

Detailed Inventory


Audio Recordings			Request Series for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Series
01-01 Lestenkof, Michael D.. Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1990-10-31	00:48:25	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:48:25 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3038
02-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-06	00:29:37	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:29:37 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3041
02-02 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1990-10-31	00:16:40	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:16:40 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3039
02-02 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-19	00:18:48	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:18:48 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3045
02-03 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-19	00:48:26	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:48:26 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3044
03-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-19	00:28:07	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:28:07 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3047
03-02 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-27	00:20:14	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:20:14 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3046
03-03 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-06	00:31:44	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:31:44 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3040
03-03 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-27	00:48:22	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:48:22 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3043
04-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-02-27	00:10:00	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:10:00 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3048
04-02 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-03-06	00:38:24	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:38:24 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3053
04-03 Bergsland, Knut, 1914-1998. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview and reading from Eastern Aleut Grammar and Lexicon	1991-03-06	00:46:23	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings, with explanations and discussion, from Knut Bergsland's "Qawalangim Tunugan Kaduugingin" [Eastern Aleaut Grammar and Lexicon] (Anchorage: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, 1978.) General physical description: 00:46:23 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3050
05-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-03-12	00:48:30	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:48:30 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3052
05-02 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-03-12	00:38:55	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:38:55 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3051
05-03 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-03-28	00:09:37	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:09:37 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3054
06-01 Lestenkof, Michael D.. Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-03-28	00:48:21	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:48:21 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3059
06-02 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-03-28	00:32:33	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:32:33 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3057
06-03 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1991-02-03	00:15:48	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:15:48 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3058
07-01 Lestenkof, Michael D.. Taff, Alice. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1993-03-02	00:48:23	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:48:23 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3056
07-02 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1993-03-02	00:33:05	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:33:05 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3060
07-03 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1993-03-10	00:15:18	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:15:18 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3063
08-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1993-03-26	00:48:27	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:48:27 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3065
08-02 Lestenkof, Michael D.. Taff, Alice. Interview on Eastern Aleut grammar, Pribilof subdialect	1993-03-26	00:15:13	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:15:13 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3064
08-03 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Eastern Aleut text and discussion [1 of 2]	1994-03	00:33:14	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:33:14 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleuts -- Folklore; Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3066
09-01 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Stepanida. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Eastern Aleut text and discussion [2 of 2]	1994-03	00:20:32	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:20:32 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleuts -- Folklore; Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3067
09-02 Lestenkof, Michael D.. Taff, Alice. Reading of song texts from Aleut Tales and Narratives	1995-03	00:03:55	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Readings from Knut Bergsland and Moses Dirks' "Aleut Tales and Narrative" (Alaska Native Language Center: Fairbanks, 1990.) General physical description: 00:03:55 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleuts -- Folklore; Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3062
09-03 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Eastern Aleut text and translation	1995-03	00:02:49	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:49 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleuts -- Folklore; Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3069
09-04 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Discussion of Eastern Aleut morphology, Pribilof subdialect [1 of 2]	1993-04-01	00:20:18	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:20:18 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3068
09-05 Taff, Alice. Lestenkof, Michael D.. Discussion of Eastern Aleut morphology, Pribilof subdialect [2 of 2]	1993-04-01	00:15:06	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:15:06 Geographic Name(s): Seattle (Wash.) Subject(s): Aleut language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:3070