Re: Exotic languages (was Re: PimsleurApproach language courses)

Phillip Driscoll wrote:

> Isidora Zamora wrote:
> > > >Now, Ojibwe, that's exotic.
> > >
> > >I have no idea. Got a URL? My knowledge of American languages is just
> about
> > >as poor as my knowledge of African languages, and I feel a compulsion
to
> > >better myself on both counts.
> >
> > I have no idea of how exotic the structure of Ojibwe may or may not be.
>
> About fifteen years ago, I came across a nineteenth century
> textbook of Ojibwe in the library. I leafed through it, and as I
> remember, it seemed rather agglutinative.
>
There ought to be modern teaching materials available, but perhaps only in
mimeo/xeroxed form...back in the 70s, a fellow grad-student was involved in
putting such things together for the Ojibwe (-ay?) communities in Michigan
and no doubt elsewhere.  The name Richard Rhodes rings a bell, but I'm not
totally sure..........