Full Description
A Grammar of Bjokapakha by Selin Grollmann constitutes the first description of Bjokapakha, an endangered language spoken in central Bhutan belonging to the Tshangla branch of Trans-Himalayan. This grammar comprises a description of the phonology, lexicon, nominal morphology, predicate structures and syntax. In addition to the descriptive parts, this book encompasses a historical-comparative account of Bjokapakha. The introductory chapter provides a comparison with the standard variety of Tshangla and corroborates the internal diversity of the Tshangla branch. The present-day structure of Bjokapakha verbal morphology is illuminated by means of an internal reconstruction. Moreover, this book contains a glossary and a text collection.
Contents
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
DTD#1.1 Language and Speakers
DTD#1.2 Phylogeny
DTD#1.3 Data, Material and Consultants
DTD#1.4 Structure and Focus
2 Phonology
DTD#1.1 Phoneme Inventory
DTD#1.2 Syllable Structure
DTD#1.3 Phonological Processes
DTD#1.4 Morphophonology
3 Lexicon
DTD#1.1 Grammatical Categories
DTD#1.2 Formatives
DTD#1.3 Compounding
4 Nominals and Noun Phrase Structures
DTD#1.1 Nominal Morphology
DTD#1.2 Pronouns
DTD#1.3 Noun Phrase Structure
5 Predicate Types and Structures
DTD#1.1 Overview of Verbal Morphology
DTD#1.2 Verbal Morphology
DTD#1.3 Complex Predicates
DTD#1.4 Nominal Predicates
DTD#1.5 An Internal Reconstruction of Bjokapakha Verbal Morphology
6 Syntax
DTD#1.1 Basic Clause Structure
DTD#1.2 Pragmatic Devices
DTD#1.3 Multi-clause Constructions
Appendix 1: Text Corpus
Appendix 2: Glossary
References
Index
