The Tangam Language - Grammar, Lexicon and Texts (Hardcover)

Tangam is a critically endangered Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language spoken by around 150 hilltribespeople in the far Eastern Himalaya. A member of the Tani subgroup of Trans-Himalayan, Tangam is mutually-unintelligible with other languages of this otherwise relatively homogeneous subgroup. This is demonstrated to be a consequence of Tangam's early-branching status within the Western Tani subgroup, subsequent contact with Eastern Tani languages, and historical relationship with speakers of Bodic languages. Based on three field trips to the Tangam-speaking area over two years, this work presents a brief but comprehensive cultural, historical and grammatical introduction to the Tangam language, together with a trilingual lexicon in Tangam, English and Minyong, and a collection of fully-analysed texts. It will be of interest to linguists and anthropologists of the Himalayan region, as well as to historical linguists and language typologists.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Brill's Tibetan Studies Library / Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region, 19
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Mark W. Post
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-34432-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-34432-2
Barcode:	9789004344327

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