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A grammar of Kham /

This is a comprehensive grammatical documentation of Kham, a previously undescribed language from west-central Nepal, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The book, based on extensive fieldwork, provides copious examples throughout the exposition. It will be a valuable resource for typolo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watters, David E., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Colección:Cambridge grammatical descriptions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Figures; Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 The people and their language; 2 Segmental phonology; 3 Tonology; 4 Nouns and noun morphology; 5 Verbs and verb morphology; 6 Modifiers and adjectivals; 7 Locatives, dimensionals, and temporal adverbs; 8 Adverbs and adverbials; 9 Minor word classes; 10 Noun phrases, nominalizations, and relative clauses; 11 Simple clauses, transitivity, and voice; 12 Tense, aspect, and modality; 13 The modality of certainty, obligation, and unexpected information.