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The Description of Namuzi Language
Pavlík, Štěpán ; Zikmundová, Veronika (advisor) ; Sehnal, David (referee) ; Szakos, Jozsef (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Arts Institute of South and Central Asia Subject: Languages of Asia and Africa PhD Thesis The Description of Namuzi Language Supervisor: Mgr. Veronika Zikmundová, Ph.D 2017 Štěpán Pavlík Abstract This is the description of one of the endangered languages spoken by cca 5000 people in Sìchuān province in China - the Nàmùzī language. It is considered to be part of the Naic or the Qiangic branch of Tibeto-Burman. The description is based on the authentic data collected by the author during his two field trips to Xīcháng and Mùlǐ in winter 2011 and summer 2012. It is the first grammar description of this language in English and also the most comprehensive description of this language carried out to date. Chapter 1 provides the introduction on the sociolinguistic profile of this language, its genetic affiliation, previous research and methodology. Chapter 2 describes the phonology of the language, i.e. the syllable structure, description of initial consonants and consonant clusters, vowels and tones. Chapter 3 is the explanation of used analysis to define particular parts of speech. It introduces the criteria of defining word classes and the reasons for using functional approach. Chapter 4 contains the description of verbal classes, i.e. verbs, adjectival verbs and adverbs. Chapter 5...
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Eastern Uzh varieties of North Central Romani
Beníšek, Michael ; Elšík, Viktor (advisor) ; Adamou, Evangelia (referee) ; Tenser, Anton (referee)
The dissertation provides a grammatical description of a cluster of Romani varieties, called 'Eastern Uzh Romani', which are spoken in Transcarpathian Ukraine in an area adjacent to the Slovak border. These varieties are associated with five traditional locations, two of which are situated in the city of Uzhhorod, representing an eastern margin of a North Central Romani dialect continuum. The focus is not only on describing the common characteristics of the entire Eastern Uzh dialect, but also on highlighting its variation with respect to specific features of the individual varieties. The description is based on first-hand data collected during numerous fieldwork trips of the author between 2007 and 2016. The dissertation is organised into thirteen chapters. Alongside the proper grammatical description, it provides a detailed overview of the speakers' historical, ethnocultural and sociolinguistic background. The main attention is given to describing inflectional, derivational as well as functional patterns of word classes. In addition, it discusses issues of phonology, including historical phonology within the North Central Romani context, and also covers various syntactic structures.
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