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Anti-ergative' marking in Tibeto-Burman
Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 1992 Using arguments based on the data on verb agreement (pronominalization) in Tibeto-Burman, LaPolla 1989 (see also LaPolla 1992) argues that Proto-Tibeto-Burman should be reconstructed as a language with no inflectional morphology. In that paper it is argued that the Proto-Tibeto- Burman system of grammatical relations1 was closer to the typical 'role ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Languages, 2023 In Southeast Tibet, some Tibeto-Burman languages have apparent retroflex feature floating. Some initial research on this phenomenon shows that different sound categories, such as a post consonant r and retroflex vowels (or finals), are not totally ...
Yunjia Wang, Ziqiu Zhu, Daqin Li
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A microsatellite guided insight into the genetic status of adi, an isolated hunting-gathering tribe of northeast India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Tibeto-Burman populations of India provide an insight into the peopling of India and aid in understanding their genetic relationship with populations of East, South and Southeast Asia.
S Krithika, Suvendu Maji, T S Vasulu
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Modern and Ancient Genomes Reveal Neolithic Paternal Expansions of Millet and Rice Farmers and Demic Diffusion from China into Mainland Southeast Asia. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This study clarifies the genetic patterns of paternal lineages across East Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. Han populations are relatively homogeneous, whereas southern ethnolinguistic minorities display regional structures. Shared Y‐chromosome lineages indicate Neolithic expansions and extensive north‐south gene flow, supporting demic diffusion ...
Liu Y +15 more
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Comparative constructions in Suansu and the languages of northeastern India
Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads, 2022 This paper provides a first description of comparative constructions in Suansu, an unreported Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India, and frames the characteristics of Suansu comparative constructions from a typological perspective ...
Jessica Katiuscia Ivani
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 NorthEast India, with its unique geographic location in the midst of the Himalayas and Bay of Bengal, has served as a passage for the movement of modern humans across the Indian subcontinent and East/Southeast Asia.
Debashree Tagore +5 more
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Multi-functional deictics in South Central Tibeto-Burman
Himalayan Linguistics, 2023 This paper describes a phenomenon prevalent in South Central Tibeto-Burman languages, which we call multi-functional deictics (MFDs). Descriptively, MFDs are demonstratives that appear in multiple positions in the noun phrase, typically at the left edge ...
Kenneth Baclawski Jr.
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Reported Evidentiality in Tibeto-Burman Languages
Himalayan Linguistics, 2021 Classifications of evidentiality all include at least one ‘reported’, ‘quotative’ or ‘hearsay’ category. This category is found in many language groups that are attested to have evidentiality, including the Tibeto-Burman family.
Lauren Gawne
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Tone in South Central Tibeto-Burman
Himalayan Linguistics, 2023 South Central Tibeto-Burman (or Kuki-Chin) languages have diverse systems of lexical and grammatical tone. Previous literature on South Central suggests that researchers can expect to encounter broad variation between languages and dialects. The goals of
Samson Lotven
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