31.2792, Books: A Grammar of Thakali: Regmi, Regmi, Gauchan

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:36:06
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: A Grammar of Thakali: Regmi, Regmi, Gauchan

 


Title: A Grammar of Thakali 
Series Title: Languages of the World/Materials 513  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu
	

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LWM-513-A-Grammar-of-Thakali/en 


Author: Dan Raj Regmi
Author: Ambika Regmi
Author: Omkar Prasad Gauchan

Paperback: ISBN:  9783969390122 Pages: 216 Price: Europe EURO 80.80


Abstract:

This grammar explores sensory motor-codes (viz., phonological) and grammatical
codes in Thakali within adaptive approach and compares them with those in
other West Bodish languages from typological perspective. Besides, it shades
light on the empirical adequacy of the approach.

Thakali employs segmental phonology including tones to code 'words' at
conceptual lexicon and morphology, intonation and word order as
morpho-syntactic devices to code atomic proposition and discourse. As a Bodish
language, Thakali shares most of the coding devices with other West Bodish
languages. Except tone, Thakali shares the phonological features with
Chantyal. In number marking, Thakali is very close to Ghale, Magar Kaike and
Western Tamang. Both Gurung and Thakali shares benefactive marking. There is
almost the same pattern of inclusivity marking in Thakali, Gurung and Nar-Phu.
Honorificity is displayed in Tamang, Nar-Phu and Thakali. In interrogative
marking, Thakali, Nar-Phu and Chantyal share many features. Thakali shares
many features of the complex constructions with other Bodish languages.
However, it remarkably differs from other West-Bodish languages in terms of
some language specific coding devices governed by the factors: cultural,
developmental and communicative. In terms of egophoricity and marking
dependent (viz., modifiers) in the noun phrase Thakali stands distinct from
other members of West Bodish. The structural tendencies (viz., rules) so far
explored in Thakali are in congruent with the empirical adequacies:
descriptive, pragmatic, cognitive, typological and explanatory as proposed in
the adaptive approach to grammatical analysis.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Typology

Subject Language(s): Thakali (ths)


Written In: English  (eng)

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