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'You're So Fat!': Exploring Ojibwe Discourse
Contributor(s): Spielmann, Roger (Author)

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 ISBN: 080207958X     ISBN-13: 9780802079589
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1998
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Annotation: "You're so fat!" was the greeting extended to the author's wife on her return to the Pikogan community. The Anishnaabe Elder thus complimented her for looking healthy and strong. Roger Spielmann seeks to capture the essence of Anishnaabe experience by exploring how Anishnaabe people talk about that experience. YOU'RE SO FAT! provides a springboard for exploration of ethnography of speaking, ethnomethodology, and anthropological linguistics.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 497.3
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.01" W x 8.98" L (0.97 lbs) 244 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
 
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'You're so fat ' was the greeting extended to the author's wife on her return to the Algonquin community of Pikogan in northwestern Quebec. The Anishnaabe elder was in fact complimenting her for looking robust and healthy.

Non-Natives have much to learn in order to understand Native experience and culture. Spielmann sets out to show how one might use the techniques of conversation analysis and discourse analysis to accomplish this. Ultimately, he seeks to capture the essence of Native experience by exploring how Native people talk about that experience, an approach that is missing from existing books about Aboriginal people

You're So Fat will be of interest to linguists, anthropologists, sociologists and others interested in exploring issues in conversation analysis, ethnography, and Native studies.

Contributor Bio(s): Spielmann, Roger: - Roger Spielmann is an associate professor in the Department of Native Studies at the University of Sudbury.
 
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