Basic Grammar of Khamti Shan

This paper presents a basic delineation of the Khamti Shan grammar and provides language data to support fundamental aspects of its morphosyntax. This Shan variety of Tai Khamti is a sub-group whose speakers live in Myanmar, distinguishing them from the more widely known and studied Tai Khamti group...

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Main Author: Inglis, Douglas
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Language:English
Published: University of Hawaii Press 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
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Online Access:https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/0bb07ac5-70bc-4f3d-941a-50433e6cfce5
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description This paper presents a basic delineation of the Khamti Shan grammar and provides language data to support fundamental aspects of its morphosyntax. This Shan variety of Tai Khamti is a sub-group whose speakers live in Myanmar, distinguishing them from the more widely known and studied Tai Khamti group from Northeast India. I limit the scope of the descrip-tion to the Khamti variety found in Myanmar. The data used is collected from the Khamti people over the course of 15 years while working closely with them in language develop-ment endeavors, and it includes a small interlinearized natural text with audio recording. While certain attention is given to issues of grammaticalization where warranted, the overall goal is to provide a fundamental understanding of the language from which to do further in-depth research. As such, the topics covered are respective of breadth and less so with depth.
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spelling doaj-art-953c09d133d84e2fbddfdb0f66343a6a2025-08-20T02:51:31ZengUniversity of Hawaii PressJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society1836-68212024-12-01172106142Basic Grammar of Khamti ShanInglis, DouglasThis paper presents a basic delineation of the Khamti Shan grammar and provides language data to support fundamental aspects of its morphosyntax. This Shan variety of Tai Khamti is a sub-group whose speakers live in Myanmar, distinguishing them from the more widely known and studied Tai Khamti group from Northeast India. I limit the scope of the descrip-tion to the Khamti variety found in Myanmar. The data used is collected from the Khamti people over the course of 15 years while working closely with them in language develop-ment endeavors, and it includes a small interlinearized natural text with audio recording. While certain attention is given to issues of grammaticalization where warranted, the overall goal is to provide a fundamental understanding of the language from which to do further in-depth research. As such, the topics covered are respective of breadth and less so with depth.https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/0bb07ac5-70bc-4f3d-941a-50433e6cfce5taikhamtishangrammarmorphsyntax
spellingShingle Inglis, Douglas
Basic Grammar of Khamti Shan
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