Hidatsa Suprasegmentals: A Phonological Study of Hidatsa,...
Bowers, Norman A.
The Hidatsa, or Gros Ventres, are Siouan group that historically ranged along the Missouri River in what is now North Dakota. Until now, relatively little descriptive material has been available on the Hidatsa language and sound system. In this pioneering study, Dr. Bowers focuses on stress and accent, which have been problematic in Hidatsa and other Siouan languages. Spectrographic analysis is used to provide a scientific study of the phoneti...