Basic Grammar of Khamti Shan

Autor: Inglis, Douglas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 106-142 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1836-6821
Popis: This paper presents a basic delineation of the Khamti Shan grammar and provides language data to support fundamental aspects of its morphosyntax. This Shan variety of Tai Khamti is a sub-group whose speakers live in Myanmar, distinguishing them from the more widely known and studied Tai Khamti group from Northeast India. I limit the scope of the descrip-tion to the Khamti variety found in Myanmar. The data used is collected from the Khamti people over the course of 15 years while working closely with them in language develop-ment endeavors, and it includes a small interlinearized natural text with audio recording. While certain attention is given to issues of grammaticalization where warranted, the overall goal is to provide a fundamental understanding of the language from which to do further in-depth research. As such, the topics covered are respective of breadth and less so with depth.
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