Description
Book SynopsisA Grammar of Bjokapakha by Selin Grollmann constitutes the first description of Bjokapakha, an endangered language spoken in central Bhutan belonging to the Tshangla branch of Trans-Himalayan. This grammar comprises a description of the phonology, lexicon, nominal morphology, predicate structures and syntax. In addition to the descriptive parts, this book encompasses a historical-comparative account of Bjokapakha. The introductory chapter provides a comparison with the standard variety of Tshangla and corroborates the internal diversity of the Tshangla branch. The present-day structure of Bjokapakha verbal morphology is illuminated by means of an internal reconstruction. Moreover, this book contains a glossary and a text collection.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction DTD#1.1 Language and Speakers DTD#1.2 Phylogeny DTD#1.3 Data, Material and Consultants DTD#1.4 Structure and Focus 2 Phonology DTD#1.1 Phoneme Inventory DTD#1.2 Syllable Structure DTD#1.3 Phonological Processes DTD#1.4 Morphophonology 3 Lexicon DTD#1.1 Grammatical Categories DTD#1.2 Formatives DTD#1.3 Compounding 4 Nominals and Noun Phrase Structures DTD#1.1 Nominal Morphology DTD#1.2 Pronouns DTD#1.3 Noun Phrase Structure 5 Predicate Types and Structures DTD#1.1 Overview of Verbal Morphology DTD#1.2 Verbal Morphology DTD#1.3 Complex Predicates DTD#1.4 Nominal Predicates DTD#1.5 An Internal Reconstruction of Bjokapakha Verbal Morphology 6 Syntax DTD#1.1 Basic Clause Structure DTD#1.2 Pragmatic Devices DTD#1.3 Multi-clause Constructions Appendix 1: Text Corpus Appendix 2: Glossary References Index
