The Dura language : grammar and phylogeny / by Nicolas Schorer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schorer, Nicolas, author.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 5/17.

Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region

Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, 1568-6183 ; volume 5/17. Languages of the greater Himalayan Region

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dura language--Grammar.

Dura language.

Dura language--History.

Extinct languages--Nepal.

Extinct languages.

History.

Grammar.

Lamjung (Nepal : District)--Languages.

Lamjung (Nepal : District).

Nepal.

Physical Description:

xviii, 456 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

In 'The Dura Language: Grammar & Phylogeny' Nicolas Schorer provides the definite descriptive account of this hitherto poorly documented language of Lamjung, Nepal. The Dura language is effectively extinct, although attempts at revival may be undertaken by well-intentioned members of Dura ethnicity. On the basis of a comprehensive study and analysis of all of the extant Dura language material, the book outlines the phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, lexical and syntactic properties as well as the phylogenetic position of the language in unprecedented detail. The result of the phylogenetic inquiry will help explain some of the sociocultural realities associated with the Dura community in Nepal and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the linguistic landscape of the Himalayas.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Aims 1

1.2 Organisation 1

1.3 Approach 3

1.4 Data on Tibeto-Burman 3

1.5 Dura Sources 4

1.6 Epistemological Limitations 5

1.7 Fieldwork and Informants 5

1.8 A Note on the Transliteration and Spelling Conventions 7

2 The Dura and Their Language 9

2.1 The Dura People-Kingmakers on the Fringes 9

2.2 The Dura Language 24

2.3 Earlier Research on Dura 28

2.4 Dura Media Frenzy 32

2.5 Language Classification 33

3 A Typological Overview 47

3.1 Phonology 48

3.2 Morphology and Syntax 67

3.3 Summary 75

4 Towards a Phonology of Dura 77

4.1 Consonants 78

4.2 Vowels 85

4.3 Diphthongs 88

4.4 Phonological Processes 90

4.5 Phonotactics 93

5 Lexicon 101

5.1 Dura Sound Changes 101

5.2 Dura Swadesh List 125

5.3 Kinship Terms 134

5.4 Foodstuffs 138

5.5 Animals 141

5.6 Basic Verbs 144

5.7 Numerals 146

5.8 Colour Terms 151

5.9 Household and Environment 151

5.10 Human Body Parts and Body Functions 153

5.11 Loanwords 155

6 Nouns 164

6.1 Pronouns 164

6.2 Noun Categories 170

6.3 Nominal Prefixes 173

6.4 Case Suffixes 174

6.5 Relator Nouns & Postpositions 188

6.6 Nominalisations 192

6.7 Simple Nouns 194

6.8 Compounding 195

6.9 Noun Reduplication 196

6.10 The Structure of the Noun Phrase 196

6.11 Unanalysable Nouns 197

7 Adjectives and Adjectivals 199

7.1 Common Adjectives 201

7.2 Adjectivals 202

8 Verbs 205

8.1 Verbal Prefixes 205

8.2 Verbal Suffixes 208

8.3 Copulas 235

8.4 Periphrastic Constructions 246

8.5 Modal Constructions 251

8.6 Periphrastic Causative 254

8.7 Complex Predicate Constructions 254

9 Adverbs 257

9.1 Adverbs of Time 257

9.2 Adverbs of Location 258

9.3 Adverbs of Manner 260

9.4 Epistemic Adverbs 261

10 Minor Word Classes 262

10.1 Other Pronouns 262

10.2 Other Demonstratives 268

10.3 Quantifiers 272

10.4 Possible Remnants of Numeral Classifiers 275

10.5 Words with Pragmatic Function 275

11 Phylogenetic Evidence 285

11.1 Phonology 285

11.2 Lexicon 285

11.3 Morphology & Syntax 287

11.4 The Case of West Bodish 291

11.5 Proposed Genetic Affiliation of Dura 292.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 440-450) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schorer, Nicolas, author. Dura language

ISBN:

9789004325609

9004325603

OCLC:

951955829

Publisher Number:

99969654386