Marie-Lucie Tarpent
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Marie-Lucie Tarpent is a Canadian linguist, Associate Professor of Linguistics and French at Mount Saint Vincent University
[MSVU], Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
She is well known for her descriptive work on the Nisga'a
and for her proof of the affiliation of Tsimshianic languages
to the Penutian language family.
Mount Saint Vincent University
Mount Saint Vincent University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1873 and is locally referred to as The Mount.-History:...
[MSVU], Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
She is well known for her descriptive work on the Nisga'a
Nisga'a
The Nisga’a , often formerly spelled Nishga and spelled in the Nisga’a language as Nisga’a, are an Indigenous nation or First Nation in Canada. They live in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. Their name comes from a combination of two Nisga’a words: Nisk’-"top lip" and...
and for her proof of the affiliation of Tsimshianic languages
Tsimshianic languages
The Tsimshianic languages are a family of languages spoken in northwestern British Columbia and in southern Alaska on Annette Island and Ketchikan. About 2,170 people of the ethnic Tsimshian population in Canada still speak the Tsimshian languages; about 50 of the 1,300 Tsimshian people living in...
to the Penutian language family.
External links
- http://www.uaf.edu/danl/faculty/marie-lucie-tarpent/