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

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 ethnic...

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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.
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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.