Northern and Southern Munya Dialects
Towards a Historical Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21398776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Junwei Bai (0000-0003-4815-0238, Language and Culture Research Centre James Cook University PO Box 6811 4870 Cairns QLD Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 328-344 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3193 • E-ISSN: 1467-9582 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/stul.12159 |
| OpenAlex | W3167785922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Munya, a Tibeto‐Burman language spoken in western Sichuan Province in China, is believed to have two dialects, an undescribed eastern dialect and a relatively better‐known western dialect. Based on previous studies and data gathered from fieldwork, I found that the western dialect can be further divided into a northern and a southern dialect. This study will present linguistic evidence for such a dialectal distinction and will discuss some diachronic changes that have created it. The dialects have a different phonological inventory and lexical differences. Grammatically, the two dialects differ in directional prefixes, formation of certain types of negation and questions, and the system of copula verbs of existence
Copula (linguistics) · Geography · Linguistics · Negation · Perspective (graphical) · Phonology · Phonotactics · Prefix · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |