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The Indo – Aryan languages and dialects constitute a dialect continuum, characterised by variable, non – discrete boundaries between speech communities. In order to reconstruct linguistic history it is necessary to take stock of this sociolinguistic context and adjust the methods of reconstruction accordingly. This study presents a theoretically robust, sociolinguistic framework for historical reconstruction which supplements a traditional comparative reconstruction of phonology and morphology.
The language varieties examined in this book are known by a number of names including ‘Kamta’, ‘Rajbanshi, or simply the ‘deshi bhasha’ of north Bengal and west Assam. This study provides evidence for a protolanguage, termed ‘proto Kamta’ (c. AD 13 – 16 century), which was the point of common origin for these lects, and defines them as a subgroup within Indo – Aryan.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Linguistic abbreviations and conventions used
Abbreviations for languages, locations and social groups
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Research design
Chapter 3: Theory and method of reconstruction
Chapter 4: Phonological reconstruction
Chapter 5: Reconstruction of nominal morphology
Chapter 6: reconstruction of verbal morphology
Chapter 7: historical sociolinguistic reconstruction
Chapter 8: Conclusions and implications
References
ISBN - 9788175968974
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Pages : 274
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