Emily Elfner is an Associate Professor in the Linguistics Program in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University. Elfner's primary research interests are in prosody and the syntax-phonology interface.
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Emily Elfner field notes, recordings and related research materials on the Kwak’wala language.
Emily Elfner's SSHRC-funded research project investigated the prosody and intonation of Kwak’wala, a critically endangered First Nations language spoken in British Columbia. Kwakʼwalaor Kwak̓wala, previously known as Kwakiutlis a Wakashan language spoken by about 450 Kwakwakaʼwakw people around Queen Charlotte Strait in Western Canada. It has shared considerable influence with other languages of the Pacific Northwest, especially those of the unrelated Salishan family. While Kwakʼwala is severely endangered, revitalization efforts are underway to preserve the language.
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Fund collection
Access to the materials in this collection for the purpose of reading, copying, or other use will be granted only with the donor's permission within 25 years of the date of the Jacobs Research Fund award. After 25 years, the collection will revert to UW Libraries Special Collections.
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Donated by Emily Elfner, February 2023
Audio recordings, video recordings, and associated files of Kwak’wala recorded in AlertBay, British Columbia. The speakers include: Gloria Cranmer Webster, PaulineAlfred, Audrey Wilson, and Margaret Wilson. The researchers include: Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw.
Language speakers are Gloria Cranmer Webster and Pauline Alfred, with two researchers Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw. Words were elicited based on a word list created from the Grubb Kwak’wala dictionary.
Language speakers are Gloria Cranmer Webster and Pauline Alfred, with two researchers Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw. Words were elicited based on a word list created from the Grubb Kwak’wala dictionary.
Language speakers are Gloria Cranmer Webster and Pauline Alfred, with two researchers Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw. Words were elicited based on a word list created from the Grubb Kwak’wala dictionary.
Recordings of pairs of Kwak’wala speakers playing a "Guess Who" game in which a hidden picture must be guessed by one of players through asking questions to the other player.
Audio and video recordings of two speakers of Kwak’wala providing formal introductions in Kwak’wala and explanation/discussion in English, and details of the recordings. The Kwak’wala speakers are GloriaCranmer Webster and Margaret Wilson, with two researchers Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw.
Audio recordings and associated files of Kwak’wala recorded in Alert Bay, British Columbia. The Kwak’wala speaker is Gloria Cranmer Webster. The researchers include: Emily Elfner, Myrna Cranmer and Nicoline Butler.
Recordings of transcription and elicitation session where Guess Who game recordings recorded by Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw in 2016 were played for Gloria Cranmer Webster, who repeated the sentences slowly and provided feedback on transcription, translation, and interpretation.
Recordings of transcription and elicitation session where Guess Who game recordings recorded by Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw in 2016 were played for Gloria Cranmer Webster, who repeated the sentences slowly and provided feedback on transcription, translation, and interpretation.
Recordings of transcription and elicitation session where Guess Who game recordings recorded by Emily Elfner and Patricia Shaw in 2016 were played for Gloria Cranmer Webster, who repeated the sentences slowly and provided feedback on transcription, translation, and interpretation.