{"product_id":"a-grammar-of-bjokapakha-9789004435223","title":"A Grammar of Bjokapakha","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  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","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210804519255,"sku":"9789004435223","price":196.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-grammar-of-bjokapakha-9789004435223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}