The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 1
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Contents
- Title Page
- Preface i
- ABREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS
- Introduction 1
- ONE:The Language and the People 9
- TWO: Segmental Phonology 17
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THREE: Juncture and Prosody
49
- Syllable Transitions (C) 49
- S-clusters (C) 55
- Word Stress (B) 58
- Sentence Intonation (C) 65
- FOUR: Morphophomivs and Variation 71
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FIVE: Core Grammar: An Overview
91
- Simple Sentences (A) 91
- Verbs (A) 92
- Noun Phrases (A) 96
- Minor Word Classes (A) 100
- What is a Word? (B) 102
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SIX: Verbs
105
- 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 Affixes 139
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EIGHT: Nouns
164
- Noun Phrases (B) 164
- Category Prefixes (B) 168
- Noninitial Morphemes (C) 173
- Ka-ta Jik-Se: Wife-Husband Words (B) 178
- Plurals etc. (B) 179
- Case Markers (B) 181
- Case Markers and Postpositions (B) 201
- Final Noun Suffixes (B) 202
- Final Noun Suffixes and Terminal Suffixes (C) 207
- Homophony Among Suffixes (C) 209
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NINE: Nominals
213
- Introduction (A) 213
- Demonstratives (A) 213
- Pronouns (B) 215
- Question Words (B) 219
- Proper Names (B) 227
- Modifying Verbs (B) 229
- Postpositions (B) 230
- Borrowed Bengali Case Markers and Postpositions (C) 240
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TEN : Numerals
243
- Introduction (A) 243
- Numbers (A) 244
- Classifiers (A) 247
- Numeral Suffixes and Reduplication (C) 256
- Conclusions (C) 257
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ELEVEN: Minor Parts of Speech
261
- Section 261
- Adverbs (A) 261
- Locative Words (C) 266
- Defective Nouns (B) 268
- Gi-type Adjectives (B) 273
- Indefinite -ba words (C) 274
- Courtesy Expressions (B) 276
- Interjections (B) 278
- Conjunctions and Relatives (B) 281
- Reduplication (C) 285
- Echoes and Anticipations (C) 288
- TWELVE: Complex Noun Phrases 293
- THIRTEEN :Subordination 305
- FOURTEEN: Restructuring 333
- APPENDIX A : Texts 347
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APPENDIX B: Questions for Study
367
- Section 367
- General Questions 368
- Two: Segmental Phonology 368
- Three: Juncture and Prosody 372
- Four: Morphophonemics and Variation 374
- Five: Core Grammar 374
- Six: Verbs 376
- Seven: Optional Verb Affixes 377
- Eight: Nouns 378
- Nine: Nominals 380
- Ten: Numerals 381
- Eleven: Minor Parts of Speech 381
- Twelve: Complex Noun Phrases 382
- Thirteen: Subordination 383
- Fourteen: Restructuring 383
- APPENDIX C: Glossary of Linguistic Terminology 385
- References 395
