The process of chiming in Tiddim Chin
I. Henderson (1965:57) noted the occurrence of chiming in adverbs of Tiddim Chin. According to her, a chiming adverb is "...a special kind of reduplicated adverb, very common in the colloquial style, in which there is a variation in the vowels of the adverb...". Tiddim Chin has considerabl...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1791812024-07-23T08:54:18Z The process of chiming in Tiddim Chin Bhaskararao, Peri Deccan College, India Arts and Humanities I. Henderson (1965:57) noted the occurrence of chiming in adverbs of Tiddim Chin. According to her, a chiming adverb is "...a special kind of reduplicated adverb, very common in the colloquial style, in which there is a variation in the vowels of the adverb...". Tiddim Chin has considerable differences between what are called narrative style and colloquial styles-- thus reflecting a diglossic situation. One of the characteristics of the colloquial style is the availability of a large number of chimed adverbs in it. Henderson identified the fact that chiming is peculiar to adverbs as a class. Simple reduplication is less common among adve2rbs vs compared to chiming. An example of simple reduplication is: sem2-sem2' doing something in a fast but unskilled manner'. Published version 2024-07-23T08:54:18Z 2024-07-23T08:54:18Z 1989 Journal Article Bhaskararao, P. (1989). The process of chiming in Tiddim Chin. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 12(1), 110-132. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.12.1.04 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179181 10.32655/LTBA.12.1.04 1 12 110 132 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1989 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
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I. Henderson (1965:57) noted the occurrence of chiming in adverbs of Tiddim Chin. According to her, a chiming adverb is "...a special kind of reduplicated adverb, very common in the colloquial style, in which there is a variation in the vowels of the adverb...". Tiddim Chin has considerable differences between what are called narrative style and colloquial styles-- thus reflecting a diglossic situation. One of the characteristics of the colloquial style is the availability of a large number of chimed adverbs in it. Henderson identified the fact that chiming is peculiar to adverbs as a class. Simple reduplication is less common among adve2rbs vs compared to chiming. An example of simple reduplication is: sem2-sem2' doing something in a fast but unskilled manner'. |
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