The Tangam Language - Grammar, Lexicon and Texts

Tangam is a critically endangered Trans-Himalayan language spoken by 150 hilltribespeople in the Far Eastern Himalaya. This work presents a cultural, historical and grammatical introduction to the Tangam language, a trilingual lexicon in Tangam, English and Minyong, and analysed texts.

About the author

Mark W. Post, Ph.D. (2007), LaTrobe University, is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of New England in Australia. He has published many articles on the languages and cultures of the Eastern Himalayan region.

Product details

• Authors: Mark W Post, Mark W. Post
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2017
• EAN: 9789004344327
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34432-7
• No. of pages: 322
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 599 g
• Series: Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics