Author : Anton Lustig
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004190163
Total Pages : 1667 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Book Synopsis A Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa (2 vols.) by : Anton Lustig
Download or read book A Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa (2 vols.) written by Anton Lustig and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 1667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Anton Lustig’s Grammar and Dictionary of Zaiwa is a thorough and unique documentation of this main language of the Jingpo minority in southwest China. Volume I clarifies the precise meanings of numerous grammatical and lexical categories, in a holistic and all-encompassing but also vivid way, offering real insight into the conceptual universe of this typologically highly interesting tonal language, with suprasegmental traits. Volume II contains a dictionary, stories and songs. This work is also a historical monument for and tribute to this endangered language. With financial support of the International Institute for Asian Studies (www.iias.nl).