Introduction to the Shoshoni Language
Dammen Daigwape -- (paper)

Drusilla Gould and Christopher Loether

272 pp., 7 x 10

Paper $24.95
ISBN 978-0-87480-730-1

This book is an primary text for the Shoshoni language that provides basic information on the phonology and grammar of the language. While the book emphasizes the Fort Hall dialect, it also addresses other dialects. Primarily conceived as a college or high school-level textbook, it is also an accessible introduction for anyone interested in the language. Readers will find useful background information about the Shoshoni people, and a history of Fort Hall into the present day. Each chapter contains exercises for the student, and sections on language and culture that discuss such topics as gift giving, presentation of self, eye contact, and other non-verbal behavior. Cassette tapes, which are available separately, complete the first instructional text to the Shoshoni language.

“Gould and Loether provide a very solid dialog-based introduction to the Shoshoni language which, with the accompanying tapes, makes an especially impressive introductory text.” --Paul Kroskrity, UCLA