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Parallel grammaticalizations in Tibeto-Burman : evidence of Sapir's 'Drift' [PDF]

, 2010
In chapters seven and eight of his book Language, Sapir talked about what he called ‘drift’, the changes that a language undergoes through time [...]. Dialects of a language are formed when that language is broken into different segments that no longer ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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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Isotopic partitioning of gaseous nitrogen emissions of natural terrestrial ecosystems

Environmental Research Letters
We estimated the emissions of different forms of gaseous nitrogen (N) from natural terrestrial ecosystems using newly upscaled soil δ ^15 N maps, data-constrained gas partitioning models, and incorporating the previously missing N input flux from rock ...
Maoyuan Feng, Gang Liu, Yilong Wang, Jinfeng Chang, Shushi Peng   +4 more
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Changing the retention properties of catchments and their influence on runoff under climate change

Environmental Research Letters, 2018
Many studies on drought consider precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (PET) impacts. However, catchment water retention is a factor affecting the interception of precipitation and slowing down runoff which also plays a critical role in ...
Hui Yang, Shilong Piao, Chris Huntingford, Philippe Ciais, Yue Li, Tao Wang, Shushi Peng, Yuting Yang, Dawen Yang, Jinfeng Chang   +9 more
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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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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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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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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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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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