Tibeto-Burman Linguistics of North-East India
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Adjectives in Dimasa/M. Longmailai. 2. Case system in Mara, Biate and Halam-Ranglong Tibeto Burman languages/C. Kharlukhi. 3. Linguistic ecology of Bodo/P. Narjari and S.K. Singh. 4. Linguistic ecology of Sangtam/I. Imchen. 5. Socio-linguistic ecology of Rabha/R. Kr. Rabha. 6. Segmental phonemes in Kuki-Chin languages/C. Kharlukhi and C. Lalremzami. 7. Phonology of phom language/A. Bano and S.K. Singh. 8. Morphology of phom/A. Bano and S.K. Singh. 9. Sociolinguistic aspects of Rongmei/G. Gonmei. 10. Some aspects of Vaiphei phonology: a Tibeto-Burman language of Manipur/K. Suantak. 11. Typology of Bodo/P. Narzary. 12. Verbal agreement in Monsang/C. Bareh and J. War. 13. Word formation in Lai/C. Lalremzami. 14. Ergative absolutive in Halam and Biate/C. Kharlukhi and S.A. Lyngdoh. 15. Noun-verb compounding in gangte and Vaiphei/S.A. Lyngdoh, C. Lalremzami and Khawlsonkim Suantak. 16. Consonant clusters and syllable structure of awe-A. Garo dialect/T.B. Sangma and B. Khyriem. Index.
Little attention has been given to TB languages spoken in North East India. This volume contributes by filling the gap. Bringing together original contributions by scholars, researchers and native speakers, the chapters include wide coverage of TB languages spoken in the north-eastern states of India. The contributors in the volume associated with UPE project show how the trends in TB languages can be analyzed in a refreshingly new way.
The volume provides a rich and detailed introduction to widely spoken TB languages as a compact package of UPE project on TB languages at the Department of Linguistics. NEHU, Shillong. It makes a real contribution to linguistics diversity for which this area is widely known. In particular, it also sheds light on grammatical, phonological,lexical and semantic features with special reference to ecological conditions of languages. Researchers students and teachers will find the book both compelling and engaging. (jacket)
