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Copula constructions in Rawang [PDF]

, 2010
This paper discusses the various uses of the copula in the Rawang language, a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Myanmar, plus other types of copula like-constructions, with data taken mainly from naturally occurring ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Gamale Kham phonology revisited, with Devanagari-based orthography and lexicon [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, it is a revision of certain aspects of the phonological analysis of Gamāle Khām by Wilde (2011), a lesser known Central Himalayish language spoken in midwestern Nepal.
Wilde, Christopher P.
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Nominalization in Rawang [PDF]

, 2010
This paper discusses the various forms, origins, and uses of nominalization in the Rawang (Rvwàng) language, a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Myanmar, with data taken mainly from naturally occurring ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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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Tonal Variation in Pyen

Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2019
Several studies on the Tibeto-Burman Ngwi (Lolo) language family describe tone behavior in the framework of tonogenesis/historical reconstruction among the different languages, but synchronic tonal analyses are rare or are lacking in specifics.
Christina Scotte Hornéy
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Gendered Cosmology, Landscape and Species-Inclusive Community in Yunnan’s Tibeto-Burman Origin Myths

International Quarterly for Asian Studies
This paper examines gender- and species-inclusive notions of community as reflected in the origin myths, animistic beliefs and practices of a few Tibeto-Burman minorities in the uplands of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. Among these minorities,
Tommaso Previato
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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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Verb agreement and epistemic marking : a typological journey from the Himalayas to the Caucasus [PDF]

, 2010
Epistemische Morphologie registriert manchmal das Wissen über spezifische Argumente anstatt über Propositionen. Sie steht dann in minimalem Kontrast zu Kongruenzmorphologie, die die Identität von Argumenten registriert.
Bickel, Balthasar
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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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Dulong and Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 1987
This paper compares the Dulong language of northwestern Yunnan Province in China to other Tibeto-Burman languages and to Proto-Tibeto-Burman, with a view toward understanding the historical development of Dulong and toward supporting, revising, and adding to the body of accepted PTB reconstructions.
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