The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 1
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Contents
- Title Page
- Prefacei
- ABREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS
- Introduction1
- ONE:The Language and the People9
- TWO: Segmental Phonology17
- THREE: Juncture and Prosody49
- FOUR: Morphophomivs and Variation71
- FIVE: Core Grammar: An Overview91
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SIX: Verbs105
- Verb Bases, Verb Stems, and Verbs(A)105
- Parts of Speech: Verbs and Adjectives(B)109
- Parts of Speech: Nouns and Verbs(B)110
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs(B)112
- Incipient and Continuing Action(C)114
- Core Verbs(A)114
- Empty Verbs(B)118
- Principal Verb Suffixes(A)120
- Sentence Completing Suffixes(A)121
- Subordinating Suffixes(B)129
- Nominalizing Suffixes(B)132
- Verbs and Postpositions(C)137
- SEVEN: Optional Verb Affixes139
- EIGHT: Nouns164
- NINE: Nominals213
- TEN : Numerals243
- ELEVEN: Minor Parts of Speech261
- TWELVE: Complex Noun Phrases293
- THIRTEEN :Subordination305
- FOURTEEN: Restructuring333
- APPENDIX A : Texts347
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APPENDIX B: Questions for Study367
- Section367
- General Questions368
- Two: Segmental Phonology368
- Three: Juncture and Prosody372
- Four: Morphophonemics and Variation374
- Five: Core Grammar374
- Six: Verbs376
- Seven: Optional Verb Affixes377
- Eight: Nouns378
- Nine: Nominals380
- Ten: Numerals381
- Eleven: Minor Parts of Speech381
- Twelve: Complex Noun Phrases382
- Thirteen: Subordination383
- Fourteen: Restructuring383
- APPENDIX C: Glossary of Linguistic Terminology385
- References395