A Grammar of Jero
Download or Read eBook A Grammar of Jero PDF written by Jean Robert Opgenort and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jean Robert Opgenort |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 431 |
| Release | : 2005-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789047415084 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9047415086 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Grammar of Jero by : Jean Robert Opgenort
Book excerpt: This description of the phonology, morphology and syntax of the endangered (Tibeto-Burman) Jero language as spoken in eastern Nepal, appears in sequel to the author's 2004 Grammar of Wambule, the language most closely related to Jero. It pictures the complex-pronominalising language of the Jero Rai, one of the Kiranti tribes of eastern Nepal. With a historical comparative study of the Kiranti languages, the branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family to which both Jero and Wambule belong. An exhaustive and model reference work for Tibeto-Burman linguistics, language typology and linguistic theory. With financial support of the International Institute for Asian Studies (www.iias.nl).
