A Grammar Of LepchaBRILL, 2007 - 254 стор. The Lepcha language has been shrouded in a veil of tantalising mystique ever since Colonel George Mainwaring in the 1870s disseminated the myth that Lepcha was the most perfect of tongues and represented the primordial language of men and fairies. The present book is the first ever comprehensive reference grammar of this language, spoken by the indigenous tribal people of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Kalimpong. Some popular lore about Lepcha has a firm basis in fact, however. Lepcha represents a branch unto itself within the Tibeto-Burman languages. Lepcha is written in its own unique script. This highly readable grammar explains the structure of the language, its sound system and salient features, and includes a "lexicon" and cultural history. With financial support of the International Institute for Asian Studies (www.iias.nl). |
Зміст
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER TWO PHONOLOGY AND ORTHOGRAPHY | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE PARTS OF SPEECH | 45 |
CHAPTER FOUR NOMINAL MORPHOLOGY | 53 |
CHAPTER FIVE VERBAL MORPHOLOGY | 103 |
CHAPTER SIX CLAUSEFINAL PARTICLES COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION | 131 |
TEXT ONE THE MOUNTAIN DEVIL | 145 |
TEXT TWO THE STORY OF THE JACKAL | 165 |
TEXT THREE THE GREAT KING GYEBÚ | 169 |
TEXT FOUR TWO LEPCHA GIRLS | 185 |
TEXT FIVE THE LEGENDARY MÂNSALÓNG | 195 |
TEXT SIX ZÓNGGÚ | 207 |
GLOSSARY | 215 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 247 |
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Загальні терміни та фрази
AaVol adjective ánóm áre auxiliary bám be-PRG be.AST Bhutan chúk comitative suffix consonant Darjeeling Darjeeling district dative definite article denoted Diagram Dränjoke Driem Dzongkha elder.sister example expressed factitive factitive marker Gangtok gát glottal go-nu grammar graphemes Grünwedel Gyebú Áchúk hu-nu hu-re hudo-sá inflected stem Kálenpúng Kalimpong kám kasu-m kasu-sá káyú khá kát sá kón kyóng Lepcha language Lepcha orthography Lepcha script Lepcha words like.that Limbu scripts little.bit locative suffix lyáng lyók ma-nyí-n main verb Mainwaring Mânsalóng maró mát meaning morpheme Mountain Devil nám nasal NEG-be-NEG Nepali ngún nóng nouns numeral nyet nyí nyóm orthography Pálóng Pân Páre particle phoneme Plaisier Polom postpositions pron pronouns realised retroflex Rhinoglottophilia romanise róng sabá sám saróng satet script shú Sikkim speaker spelt Sprigg story Sungnyít syllable-final position syllable-initial position syllables Támsáng tháp this-like Tibetan transliteration voiceless vowel yâm Zónggú