A grammar of Lepcha /
The Lepcha language has been shrouded in a veil of tantalising mystique ever since Colonel George Mainwaring in the 1870s disseminated the myth that Lepcha was the most perfect of tongues and represented the primordial language of men and fairies. The present book is the first ever comprehensive ref...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Sino-Tibetan |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007
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| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
v. 5/5. Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The Lepcha language has been shrouded in a veil of tantalising mystique ever since Colonel George Mainwaring in the 1870s disseminated the myth that Lepcha was the most perfect of tongues and represented the primordial language of men and fairies. The present book is the first ever comprehensive reference grammar of this language, spoken by the indigenous tribal people of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Kalimpong. Some popular lore about Lepcha has a firm basis in fact, however. Lepcha represents a branch unto itself within the Tibeto-Burman languages. Lepcha is written in its own unique script. This highly readable grammar explains the structure of the language, its sound system and salient features, and includes a lexicon and cultural history. With financial support of the International Institute for Asian Studies (www.iias.nl). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047411598 9047411595 |
| ISSN: | 1568-6183 ; |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Action Note: | digitized |
