A Grammar of Gaddi

This is the first long-form descriptive grammar of the Pahari Indo-Aryan language, Gaddi (also called Bharmauri), spoken by the Gaddi people, a traditionally pastoral community now undergoing rapid occupational and lifestyle change. In 2010, the language was considered ‘definitely endangered’ by the...

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Autors principals: Nair, Anjali, Sharma, Vyom, Kumari, Preeti, Mehta, Shreya, Nayak, Anusuya, Roy, Yangchen
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author Nair, Anjali
Sharma, Vyom
Kumari, Preeti
Mehta, Shreya
Nayak, Anusuya
Roy, Yangchen
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Mehta, Shreya
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Roy, Yangchen
Sharma, Vyom
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Mehta, Shreya
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description This is the first long-form descriptive grammar of the Pahari Indo-Aryan language, Gaddi (also called Bharmauri), spoken by the Gaddi people, a traditionally pastoral community now undergoing rapid occupational and lifestyle change. In 2010, the language was considered ‘definitely endangered’ by the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger. A Grammar of Gaddi begins with an account of the historical and sociolinguistic profile of the community, including a discussion on the vitality of the language. Following this is a detailed documentation of the linguistic properties of the language, with chapters dedicated to the language’s phonetics and phonology, its word classes, its morphosyntax and its syntax. The appendices in the book contain the phonemic inventory of the language, a basic word list, and the cardinal, ordinal, fractional and distributive numerals of Gaddi. The careful linguistic analysis in the book allows for Gaddi language data to be presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet, with minute morphological glosses for maximum transparency. The book thus serves as a vital resource for public and private bodies, and will be of use to the language community as a basis for primers, textbooks and learning tools.
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Linguistics
Languages
Endangered languages
Indian
Asian languages
Language revival
Grammar
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Minority language
Dialect
Historical linguistics
Language features
Language categories
Language decline
Language revitalisation
Language structure
Language planning
Comparative historical linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Language preservation
Orthography
Syntax
Semantics
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Nair, Anjali
Sharma, Vyom
Kumari, Preeti
Mehta, Shreya
Nayak, Anusuya
Roy, Yangchen
A Grammar of Gaddi
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Linguistics
Languages
Endangered languages
Indian
Asian languages
Language revival
Grammar
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Minority language
Dialect
Historical linguistics
Language features
Language categories
Language decline
Language revitalisation
Language structure
Language planning
Comparative historical linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Language preservation
Orthography
Syntax
Semantics
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thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
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thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
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Linguistics
Languages
Endangered languages
Indian
Asian languages
Language revival
Grammar
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Minority language
Dialect
Historical linguistics
Language features
Language categories
Language decline
Language revitalisation
Language structure
Language planning
Comparative historical linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Language preservation
Orthography
Syntax
Semantics
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