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Introduction to special issue on optional case marking in Tibeto-Burman

, 2011
This volume is the outcome of the workshop on Optional Case Marking in Tibeto Burman held in conjunction with the Himalayan Languages Symposium at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies (London, September 3rd, 2010). The purpose of the workshop was
Chelliah, Shobhana L., Hyslop, Gwendolyn
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Larger spleens and greater splenic contraction during exercise may be an adaptive characteristic of Nepali Sherpa at high‐altitude

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Objectives The Sherpa ethnic group living at altitude in Nepal may have experienced natural selection in response to chronic hypoxia. We have previously shown that Sherpa in Kathmandu (1400 m) possess larger spleens and a greater apnea‐induced splenic contraction compared to lowland Nepalis.
Tom D. Brutsaert, Taylor Shay Harman, Abigail W. Bigham, Anne Kalker, Kelsey C. Jorgensen, Kimberly T. Zhu, Bethany C. Steiner, Ella Hawkins, Trevor A. Day, Ajaya J. Kunwar, Nilam Thakur, Sunil Dhungel, Nima Sherpa, Pontus K. Holmström   +13 more
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Quantifying quality: The impact of measures of school quality on children's academic achievement across diverse societies

Developmental Science, Volume 27, Issue 5, September 2024.
Abstract Recent decades have seen a rapid acceleration in global participation in formal education, due to worldwide initiatives aimed to provide school access to all children. Research in high income countries has shown that school quality indicators have a significant, positive impact on numeracy and literacy—skills required to participate in the ...
Bruce S. Rawlings, Helen Elizabeth Davis, Adote Anum, Oskar Burger, Lydia Chen, Juliet Carolina Castro Morales, Natalia Dutra, Ardain Dzabatou, Vivian Dzokoto, Alejandro Erut, Frankie T. K. Fong, Sabrina Ghelardi, Micah Goldwater, Gordon Ingram, Emily Messer, Jessica Kingsford, Sheina Lew‐Levy, Kimberley Mendez, Morgan Newhouse, Mark Nielsen, Gairan Pamei, Sarah Pope‐Caldwell, Karlos Ramos, Luis Emilio Echeverria Rojas, Renan A. C. dos Santos, Lara G. S. Silveira, Julia Watzek, Ciara Wirth, Cristine H. Legare   +28 more
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Analysis and Evaluation of Tibeto-Burman Population from Northeast India: An Anthropometric Study

Indian Journal of Dental Research
Objective: To analyse the facial proportions of the Indian population belonging to the Tibeto-Burman population from Northeast India. Materials and Methods: An anthropometric cross-sectional cohort study was conducted on Indian population enrolling ...
Uday Kiran Uppada, David P. Tauro, K. P. Senthilnathan   +2 more
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A Phonological Comparison of Gamale, Sheram and Ghusbang – Three Kham Varieties [PDF]

Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2017
This paper compares the phonologies of Gamāle, Sheram and Ghusbāng, three closely related southern varieties of Khām. The vowel and consonant inventories, suprasegmentals and phonotactics of each variety is described in turn, after which the ...
Christopher P. Wilde
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A typology of denominal verb formation strategies

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 18, Issue 3, May/June 2024.
Abstract This article aims to fill a gap in the typological literature by discussing the typology of overt denominal verb formation strategies, that is, morphosyntactic strategies other than conversion/zero‐derivation that are used to derive a verb from a nominal base.
Simone Mattiola, Andrea Sansò
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Tibeto-Burman languages of PDR Lao

, 1996
According to the official classification of ethnic groups in PDR Lao, there are 47 distinct groups; seven of these are Tibeto-Burman (TB). In some cases, linguistically distinct groups are classified together; in other cases, groups lumped together ...
Bradley, David
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Tibetan vwa ‘fox’ and the sound change Tibeto-Burman *wa > Tibetan o [PDF]

, 2006
Paul Benedict (1972: 34) proposed that Tibeto-Burman medial *-wa regularly leads to -o- in Old Tibetan, but that initial *wa did not undergo this change.
Hill, Nathan W.
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Case markers of personal pronouns in Tibeto-Burman languages

, 1996
Some Tibeto-Burman (henceforth TB) languages possess an inflectional category of case in their personal pronouns. These case distinctions are marked by morphophonemic changes affecting the initial consonant, rhyme, and/or tone of the pronoun.
Sun, Hongkai
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The inclusive-exclusive distinction in Tibeto-Burman languages

, 2010
A survey of 170 Tibeto-Burman languages showed 69 with a distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person plural pronouns, 18 of which also show inclusive- exclusive in Idual.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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