of the ICSTLL-39, September 15-17, Seattle, U. S. A Pronominalization in Tibeto-Burman Prof. Hongkai Sun Institute of Ethnology & Anthropology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences E-mail: [email protected] It is no doubt that there is pronominalization phenomenon in Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages. During the end of the 19th Century to the early 20th Century, the authors of Linguistic Survey ...

Tibeto-Burman populations of India provide an insight into the peopling of India and aid in understanding their genetic relationship with populations of East, South and Southeast Asia. The study investigates the genetic status of one such Tibeto-Burman group, Adi of Arunachal Pradesh based on 15 autosomal microsatellite markers. Further the study examines, based on 9 common microsatellite loci,...

In this paper, I present the results of an examination of the relational morphology in 76 Tibeto-Burman languages, primarily from the Bodic section of Tibeto-Burman. I will discuss a set of etymons used to express relational functions and show how the meanings of the reflexes of these etymons have evolved. I will then go on to discuss overall patterns of syncretism of relational markers in thes...

This file is a facsimile of an obituary for Erik Johan Burman, published in the Acta (Proceedings) Uppsala-based Societas Regia Literaria et Scientiarum (Royal Society Learning and Sciences, or Kungl. Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala) year 1730.

Tibeto-Burman historical linguistics has relied heavily on the spelling of Burmese and Tibetan words as found in standard modern dictionaries, at the expense of the earliest attested records. This examination of the development of the Burmese vowel system, in the light of early Burmese philological data and comparisons to Old Chinese and Old Tibetan, facilitates a refined understanding of Burme...

Antioxidants are molecules that scavenge or neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are generated in human body during normal physiological processes and have implications on various human diseases. Endophytic fungi from medicinal plants are gaining tremendous impetus as potential source of antioxidant compounds. In this studyPlackett-Burman design was used to evaluate the media components affe...