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The Cherokee syllabary : writing the people's perseverance / Ellen Cushman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2011.Description: xvii, 238 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780806142203 (alk. paper)
  • 0806142200 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PM781 .C87 2011
Contents:
Introduction: Peoplehood, tools, and perseverance -- Sequoyah and the politics of language -- The syllabary as writing system -- The syllabary's design -- The syllabary from script to print -- Elias Boudinot and the Cherokee Phoenix -- The breadth of the Cherokee writing system, 1840-1920 -- Perseverance and calculated inconspicuousness, 1920-1980 -- Peoplehood and perseverance : the Cherokee language, 1980-2010.
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Main Collection Books John Brown University Library Book Vault. Place hold or ask staff for assistance. PM781 .C87 2011 Available 39524100338288

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Peoplehood, tools, and perseverance -- Sequoyah and the politics of language -- The syllabary as writing system -- The syllabary's design -- The syllabary from script to print -- Elias Boudinot and the Cherokee Phoenix -- The breadth of the Cherokee writing system, 1840-1920 -- Perseverance and calculated inconspicuousness, 1920-1980 -- Peoplehood and perseverance : the Cherokee language, 1980-2010.

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