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The Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal: A general survey

By Kansakar Tej R.

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Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Сино-тибетское язы

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Tribhuvan University, 1993. — 9 p.Tibeto-Burman' is now generally accepted as a designation for a group of genetically related languages within the Sino-Tibetan family. The Sino-Tibetan and in particular the Tibeto-Burman languages, however, still pose many classificatory problems due largely to insufficient linguistic evidence. The complexity of the problems involved can be seen in the works of Shafer (1955; 1966-70), Voegelin and Voegelin (1964-66; 1977) and Benedict (1972), all of whom attempted to cover the Sino-Tibetan as a whole, while the treatment given by Grierson and Konow (1903-1928) represents an areal survey of Tibeto-Burman languages. There is obviously a good deal of linguistic diversity and geographical area over which these languages are spoken, but the scope of the present survey is restricted strictly to the Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Nepal and the neighbouring areas of North India, Bhutan and Tibet.

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