North East Indian Linguistics

Author : Gwendolyn Hyslop,Stephen Morey,Mark W. Post
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9382264515

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North East Indian Linguistics by Gwendolyn Hyslop,Stephen Morey,Mark W. Post Pdf

North East India is one of the most linguistically diverse regions of the world, with over 100, and perhaps as many as 200, different languages spoken. This book aims to produce a volume reflective of both the linguistic diversity of the region as well as the high quality of current research on North East Indian Linguistics. The articles in this volume cover four of the language families represented in North East India: Tai-Kadai, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, and Austroasiatic. Divided into seven sections, the book presents the description and analysis of a wide variety of phonological, syntactic, morphological, socio-linguistic and historical topics in the study of several languages of the region - origin of the Boro-Garo language family, Boro-Garo grammar, serial verbs in a hitherto undescribed variety of Boro, information about Dimasa dialects, phonology of Hajong, a language of Assam and Meghalaya, and analysis of copula constructions in Assam Sadri. The volume also contains an analysis of pronouns in Madhav Kandali's Ramayana, a version of the Ramayana written in colloquial Assamese of the fourteenth century. The final section in this volume discusses serial verb constructions in the Austroasiatic language war, the most detailed discussion of war syntax and semantics to date. Contributions in this volume range from renowned scholars of Tibeto-Burman linguistics to students from the North East making their first impact in the field of Linguistics. The book will be of interest to linguists, anthropologists, social scientists and general readers with an interest in the study, preservation and appreciation of North East Indian cultural and linguistic diversity.

Author : North East Indian Linguistic Society. Conference,North East Indian Linguistic Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 817596930X

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North East Indian Linguistics by North East Indian Linguistic Society. Conference,North East Indian Linguistic Society Pdf

Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the North East Indian Linguistic Society, held at Shillong during 16-18 January 2009.

Author : Gwendolyn Hyslop,Stephen Morey,Mark W. Post
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9382993290

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North East Indian Linguistics by Gwendolyn Hyslop,Stephen Morey,Mark W. Post Pdf

North East Indian Linguistics Volume 5 presents the latest research on the languages of North East India. This present volume both builds on earlier contributions made by established NEILS participants and introduces new work by scholars making their first mark in regional scholarship. Providing a rich database in the form of two appendices, Alexander Kondakov's paper represents a solid sociolinguistic background against which future grammatical investigation of Koch dialects can be conducted. Mark W. Post's paper continues Kondakov's focus on the social and cultural dimensions of dialectology, in an attempt to resolve the vexing question of Galo's genetic position in the Tani languages. Gwendolyn Hyslop presents the most comprehensive statement yet of the internal structure of this little-studied subgroup spanning Arunachal Pradesh and neighbouring Bhutan. Continuing investigation into nominalization and relational marking in North East Indian languages, Stephen Morey demonstrates that Latin-style grammatical 'case' labels are often inappropriate for the languages of North East India. The volume closes with an analysis of Wihu song poetry by Stephen Morey and Meenaxi Bhattacharjya - the latest of several ground-breaking contributions to ethno-musico-linguistic studies in North East India emerging from the Volkswagenstiftung-funded project led by Stephen Morey.

Author : Mrinal Miri
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 8180690261

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Linguistic Situation in North-East India by Mrinal Miri Pdf

The Focus Is On The Linguistic Situation In North-East India With Particular Reference To The Problems Of Inter-Ethnic Communications, Linguistic Identity And The Growth Of Ethnic Consciousness Based On Linguistic Affiliation.

Author : Australian National University. Asia Pacific Linguistics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 1922185132

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North East Indian Linguistics 6 by Australian National University. Asia Pacific Linguistics Pdf

Author : Linda Konnerth,Stephen Morey,Priyankoo Sarmah,Amos Teo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 1922185272

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North East Indian Linguistics 7 by Linda Konnerth,Stephen Morey,Priyankoo Sarmah,Amos Teo Pdf

Author : Pauthang Haokip
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sociolinguistics
ISBN : 8180697606

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Socio-linguistic Situation in North-East India by Pauthang Haokip Pdf

Author : Mélanie Vandenhelsken,Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh,Bengt G. Karlsson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351615624

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Geographies of Difference by Mélanie Vandenhelsken,Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh,Bengt G. Karlsson Pdf

This book rethinks Northeast India as a lived space, a centre of interconnections and unfolding histories, instead of an isolated periphery. Questioning dominant tropes and assumptions around the Northeast, it examines socio-political and historical processes, border issues, the role of the state, displacement and development, debates over natural resources, violence, notions of body and belonging, movements, tensions and relations, and strategies, struggles and narratives that frame discussions on the region. Drawing on current and emerging research in Northeast India studies, this work will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics, human geography, sociology and social anthropology, history, cultural studies, media studies and South Asian studies.

Author : K.R. Dikshit,Jutta K Dikshit
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400770553

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North-East India: Land, People and Economy by K.R. Dikshit,Jutta K Dikshit Pdf

North-East India, comprising the seven contiguous states around Assam, the principal state of the region, is a relatively unknown, yet very fascinating region. The forest clad peripheral mountains, home to indigenous peoples like the Nagas, Mizos and the Khasis, the densely populated Brahmaputra valley with its lush green tea gardens and the golden rice fields, the moderately populated hill regions and plateaus, and the sparsely inhabited Himalayas, form a unique mosaic of natural and cultural landscapes and human interactions, with unparalleled diversity. The book provides a glimpse into the region’s past and gives a comprehensive picture of its physical environment, people, resources and its economy. The physical environment takes into account not only the structural base of the region, its physical characteristics and natural vegetation but also offers an impression of the region’s biodiversity and the measures undertaken to preserve it. The people of the region, especially the indigenous population, inhabiting contrasting environments and speaking a variety of regional and local dialects, have received special attention, bringing into focus the role of migration that has influenced the traditional societies, for centuries. The book acquaints the readers with spatial distribution, life style and culture of the indigenous people, outlining the unique features of each tribe. The economy of the region, depending originally on primitive farming and cottage industries, like silkworm rearing, but now greatly transformed with the emergence of modern industries, power resources and expanding trade, is reviewed based on authentic data and actual field observations. The epilogue, the last chapter in the book, summarizes the authors’ perception of the region and its future.

Author : Thomas Owen-Smith,Nathan Hill
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110310832

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Trans-Himalayan Linguistics by Thomas Owen-Smith,Nathan Hill Pdf

The Himalaya and surrounding regions are amongst the world's most linguistically diverse places. Of an estimated 600 languages spoken here at Asia's heart, few are researched in depth and many virtually undocumented. Historical developments and relationships between the region's languages also remain poorly understood. Thisbook brings together new work on under-researched Himalayan languages with investigations into the complexities of the area's linguistic history, offering original data and perspectives on the synchrony and diachrony of the Greater Himalayan Region. The volume arises from papers given and topics discussed at the 16th Himalayan Languages Symposium in London in 2010. Most papers focus on Tibeto-Burman languages. These include topics relating to individual - mostly small and endangered - languages, such as Tilung, Shumcho, Rengmitca, Yongning Na and Tshangla; comparative research on the Tibetic, East Bodish and Tamangic language groups; and several papers whose scope covers the whole language family. The remaining paper deals with the origins of Burushaski, whose genetic affiliation remains uncertain. This book will be of special interest to scholars of Tibeto-Burman, and historical as well as general linguists.

Author : T. T. Haokip
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 8186019634

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Northeast India by T. T. Haokip Pdf

Author : A.R. Coupe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110198522

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A Grammar of Mongsen Ao by A.R. Coupe Pdf

A Grammar of Mongsen Ao, the result of the author’s fieldwork over a ten-year period, presents the first comprehensive grammatical description of a language spoken in Nagaland, north-east India. The languages of this region remain under-documented for a number of historical reasons. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the widespread cultural practice of head-hunting discouraged outsiders from entering the Naga Hills. Shortly after Indian independence in 1947, an armed rebellion by Naga separatists and a government policy of restricting access to the troubled area ensured that Nagaland remained a difficult place to conduct research. In this context, A Grammar of Mongsen Ao offers valuable new insights into the structure of a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in a linguistically little-known region of the world. The grammatical analysis documents all the functional domains of the language and includes four glossed and translated texts, the latter being of interest to anthropologists studying folklore. Mongsen Ao is a highly agglutinating, mostly suffixing language with predominantly dependent-marking characteristics. Its grammar demonstrates a number of typologically interesting features that are described in detail in the book. Among these is an unusual case marking system in which grammatical marking is motivated by semantic and pragmatic factors, and a rich verbal morphology that produces elaborate sequences of agglutinative suffixes. Grammaticalisation processes are also discussed where relevant, thereby extending the appeal of the book to linguists with interests in grammaticalisation theory. This book will be of value to any linguist seeking to clarify genetic relationships within the Tibeto-Burman family, and it will serve more broadly as a reference grammar for typologists interested in the typological features of a Tibeto-Burman language of north-east India.

Author : Thomas Purnell,Eric Raimy,Joe Salmons
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299293338

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Wisconsin Talk by Thomas Purnell,Eric Raimy,Joe Salmons Pdf

Wisconsin is one of the most linguistically rich places in North America. It has the greatest diversity of American Indian languages east of the Mississippi, including Ojibwe and Menominee from the Algonquian language family, Ho-Chunk from the Siouan family, and Oneida from the Iroquoian family. French place names dot the state's map. German, Norwegian, and Polish—the languages of immigrants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—are still spoken by tens of thousands of people, and the influx of new immigrants speaking Spanish, Hmong, and Somali continues to enrich the state's cultural landscape. These languages and others (Walloon, Cornish, Finnish, Czech, and more) have shaped the kinds of English spoken around the state. Within Wisconsin's borders are found three different major dialects of American English, and despite the influences of mass media and popular culture, they are not merging—they are dramatically diverging. An engaging survey for both general readers and language scholars, Wisconsin Talk brings together perspectives from linguistics, history, cultural studies, and geography to illuminate why language matters in our everyday lives. The authors highlight such topics as: • words distinctive to the state • how recent and earlier immigrants have negotiated cultural and linguistic challenges • the diversity of bilingual speakers that enriches our communities • how maps can convey the stories of language • the relation of Wisconsin's Indian languages to language loss worldwide.

Author : Arkotong Longkumer
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503614239

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The Greater India Experiment by Arkotong Longkumer Pdf

The assertion that even institutions often viewed as abhorrent should be dispassionately understood motivates Arkotong Longkumer's pathbreaking ethnography of the Sangh Parivar, a family of organizations comprising the Hindu right. The Greater India Experiment counters the urge to explain away their ideas and actions as inconsequential by demonstrating their efforts to influence local politics and culture in Northeast India. Longkumer constructs a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva, an idea central to the establishment of a Hindu nation-state, by focusing on the Sangh Parivar's engagement with indigenous peoples in a region that has long resisted the "idea of India." Contextualizing their activities as a Hindutva "experiment" within the broader Indian political and cultural landscape, he ultimately paints a unique picture of the country today.

Author : A. N. Tucker,M. A. Bryan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351600385

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The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa by A. N. Tucker,M. A. Bryan Pdf

Originally published in 1956, this volume presents a survey of the non-Bantu languages in the area extending south of the Sahara from Lake Chad to the Indian Ocean, together withj those of South Africa. The arrangement is primarily linguistic, in as much as larger units which show some indisputable affinities are where possible treated contiguously. Languages in the centre of the total area are discussed first, followed by thos ein the west, north, east and finally south.