The Dura language : : grammar and phylogeny / / by Nicolas Schorer.

• Author: Schorer, Nicolas.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2016]
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Tibetan Studies Library 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (474 pages) :; illustrations.

In The Dura Language: Grammar andamp; Phylogeny Nicolas Schorer provides the definite descriptive account of this hitherto poorly documented language of Lamjung, Nepal. The Dura language is effectively extinct, although attempts at revival may be undertaken by well-intentioned members of Dura ethnicity. On the basis of a comprehensive study and analysis of all of the extant Dura language material, the book outlines the phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, lexical and syntactic properties as well as the phylogenetic position of the language in unprecedented detail. The result of the phylogenetic inquiry will help explain some of the sociocultural realities associated with the Dura community in Nepal and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the linguistic landscape of the Himalayas.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Dura and Their Language -- 3 A Typological Overview -- 4 Towards a Phonology of Dura -- 5 Lexicon -- 6 Nouns -- 7 Adjectives and Adjectivals -- 8 Verbs -- 9 Adverbs -- 10 Minor Word Classes -- 11 Phylogenetic Evidence -- Appendix -- References -- Index.