Nominalization, relativization, and attribution in Lotha, Angami, and Burmese

Lotha Naga, Angami Naga, and Burmese are Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in a region which includes Burma (Burmese) and the northeast Indian state of Nagaland (Lotha and Angami). In these languages, as In Tibeto-Burman more generally, grammatical subordination typically involves nominalization. In th...

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Main Author: Herring, Susan C.
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1792282024-07-25T02:38:33Z Nominalization, relativization, and attribution in Lotha, Angami, and Burmese Herring, Susan C. California State University. San Bernardino Arts and Humanities Lotha Naga, Angami Naga, and Burmese are Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in a region which includes Burma (Burmese) and the northeast Indian state of Nagaland (Lotha and Angami). In these languages, as In Tibeto-Burman more generally, grammatical subordination typically involves nominalization. In this paper. we will be concerned with three types of nominalized structures: i) Relative clauses (e.g. The boy who is eating bananas..); ii) Attributive adjectives (The fat boy...); iii) Sentential complements (...likes to eat bananas/eating bananas). Published version 2024-07-25T02:38:33Z 2024-07-25T02:38:33Z 1991 Journal Article Herring, S. C. (1991). Nominalization, relativization, and attribution in Lotha, Angami, and Burmese. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 14(1), 55-72. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.14.1.02 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179228 10.32655/LTBA.14.1.02 1 14 55 72 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1991 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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Nominalization, relativization, and attribution in Lotha, Angami, and Burmese
description Lotha Naga, Angami Naga, and Burmese are Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in a region which includes Burma (Burmese) and the northeast Indian state of Nagaland (Lotha and Angami). In these languages, as In Tibeto-Burman more generally, grammatical subordination typically involves nominalization. In this paper. we will be concerned with three types of nominalized structures: i) Relative clauses (e.g. The boy who is eating bananas..); ii) Attributive adjectives (The fat boy...); iii) Sentential complements (...likes to eat bananas/eating bananas).
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title_short Nominalization, relativization, and attribution in Lotha, Angami, and Burmese
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