Majewicz Alfred F. (ed.) The collected works of Bronisław Piłsudski, v.4

De Gruyter Mouton, 2011. — 1130 p. — (Trends in Linguistics. Documentation, v. 15-4).Lexical data on Tungusic languages collected by Bronisław Piłsudski during his forced stay in this region at the beginning of 20th century.This volume 4 includes unique records of Orok (Uilta), a Tungusic language (dictionaries, texts, grammatical comments) noted down by Piłsudski directly from native informants at the beginning of the 20th century on Sakhalin. The original source material is identified with the help of - and confronted against - all the existing contemporary dictionaries with the assistance of leading specialists in the field (the Novosibirsk Avrorin group, also called the school of Manchu-Tungusologists). Abundant comparative data are quoted. All necessary introductory information and commentaries of ethnographic, historical, and linguistic nature are provided. Archival photos taken by Piłsudski are juxtaposed with related contemporary photos especially taken for this purpose. In addition, samples of original manuscript pages are reproduced. Bibliographical data and indices are provided in conformity with the previous volumes.