Signs of Cherokee culture : Sequoyah's syllabary in Eastern Cherokee life / Margaret Bender.
Based on extensive fieldwork, this text uses a semiotic approach to investigate the historic and contemporary role of the Sequoyan syllabury - the written system for representing the sounds of the Cherokee language. It also explores the role of this language in the context of tourism.
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| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2002.
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| Series: | North Carolina History & Culture anthology.
NC LIVE module. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Note on Orthography; Introduction; 1. Pride and Ambivalence; 2. Reading, Writing, and the Reproduction of Cultural Categories; 3. Talking Leaves, Silent Leaves; 4. Reading the Signs; 5. What Else You Gonna Go After?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.