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Relative clause structures in the Rawang language [PDF]

, 2010
This paper discusses the types of relative clause and noun complement structures found in the Rawang language, a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Myanmar, as well as their origin and uses, with data taken mainly from naturally occurring texts.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost

Nature Communications, 2018
Plant growing season increases under a warming climate, but it is not known whether this will alter plant exposure to frost days. Here Liu et al. investigate trends in the Northern Hemisphere over 30 years and find increased exposure to frost days in ...
Qiang Liu, Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens, Yongshuo Fu, Shushi Peng, Xu Lian, Philippe Ciais, Ranga B. Myneni, Josep Peñuelas, Tao Wang   +9 more
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On the scope of the referential hierarchy in the typology of grammatical relations [PDF]

, 2010
In the late seventies, Bernard Comrie was one of the first linguists to explore the effects of the referential hierarchy (RH) on the distribution of grammatical relations (GRs).
Bickel, Balthasar
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Vajravārāhī in Khara Khoto and Prajñāpāramitā in East Java: Connected by Pearl Ornaments

Religions
This research, situated in the geographical and historical context of the Tangut and East Java, uncovers a significant aspect of the evolution of Buddhist art styles.
Lesley S Pullen
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Grammatical relations, agreement, and genetic stability [PDF]

, 2010
Languages vary in whether or not primary grammatical relations (PGRs) are sensitive to information from clause-level case or phrase structures. This variation correlates with a difference between verb agreement systems based on feature unification and ...
Bickel, Balthasar
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Forage plants in grasslands with different topographies affect yak foraging preferences on the eastern Tibetan plateau

Frontiers in Plant Science
Diet selection, a core problem of foraging behavior, is a nutritional adaptation strategy formed in the long-term natural selection process by grazing herbivores and is significant for the sustainable management of grassland.
Jinlan Wang, Jinlan Wang, Jinlan Wang, Wenxia Cao, Hongmei Shi, Wen Li, Wen Li   +6 more
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Subgrouping in Tibeto-Burman : can an individual-identifying standard be developed? ; how do we factor in the history of migrations and language contact? [PDF]

, 2010
Two problems cloud our understanding of subgrouping in Tibeto-Burman. One is the lack of consistent and clear standards and principles for subgrouping.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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BOOK NOTICE: THE HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY OF TIBETAN, BURMESE, AND CHINESE (2019)

Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2021
In this historical linguistic treatise, Hill utilizes comparative linguistic data from Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese—three related languages with ancient literary traditions—to summarize the historical phonological relationships among these languages ...
Nathan Hill
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Minority languages of China [PDF]

, 2010
This chapter looks at language endangerment in the People's Republic of China, focusing on three of the main factors that influence language maintenance in China today: increased contact due to population movements and changes in the economy; the ...
LaPolla, Randy J., Poa, Dory
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Hierarchical person marking in Rawang [PDF]

, 2010
Rawang (Rvwàng) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the far north of Myanmar (Burma), and is closely related to the Dulong language spoken in China.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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