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" A grammar of Kham / "
David E. Watters.
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BL
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967653
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b722023
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| Main Entry
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Watters, David E.,1944-
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A grammar of Kham /\ David E. Watters.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge grammatical descriptions
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1 online resource (xxv, 477 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511042329
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: 051104531X
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: 051148688X
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: 0521812453
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: 9780511042324
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: 9780511045318
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: 9780511486883
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: 9780521812450
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Includes bibliographical references ([457]-466) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Figures; Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 The people and their language; 2 Segmental phonology; 3 Tonology; 4 Nouns and noun morphology; 5 Verbs and verb morphology; 6 Modifiers and adjectivals; 7 Locatives, dimensionals, and temporal adverbs; 8 Adverbs and adverbials; 9 Minor word classes; 10 Noun phrases, nominalizations, and relative clauses; 11 Simple clauses, transitivity, and voice; 12 Tense, aspect, and modality; 13 The modality of certainty, obligation, and unexpected information.
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| Abstract
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This is a comprehensive grammatical documentation of Kham, a previously undescribed language from west-central Nepal, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The book, based on extensive fieldwork, provides copious examples throughout the exposition. It will be a valuable resource for typologists and general linguists alike.
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Kham language-- Grammar.
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Kham (Langue)-- Grammaire.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- Southeast Asian Languages.
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Kham (taalgroep)
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| Dewey Classification
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495/.49
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| LC Classification
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PL3801.K4971W24 2002eb
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18.85bcl
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