A grammar and dictionary of Zaiwa /
Dr. Anton Lustig's Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa is a thorough and unique documentation of this main language of the Jingpo minority in southwest China. Volume I clarifies the precise meanings of numerous grammatical and lexical categories, in a holistic and all-encompassing but also vivid wa...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Sino-Tibetan |
Publicado: |
Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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Colección: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
v. 5/11. Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Dr. Anton Lustig's Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa is a thorough and unique documentation of this main language of the Jingpo minority in southwest China. Volume I clarifies the precise meanings of numerous grammatical and lexical categories, in a holistic and all-encompassing but also vivid way, offering real insight into the conceptual universe of this typologically highly interesting tonal language, with suprasegmental traits. Volume II contains a dictionary, stories and songs. This work is also a historical monument for and tribute to this endangered language. With financial support of the International Institute for Asian Studies (www.iias.nl). |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (2 volumes) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004190160 9004190163 |
ISSN: | 1568-6183 ; |