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Burmese in Mon syntax: external influence and internal development

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2011
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Jenny, M. (2011). Burmese in Mon syntax: external influence and internal development. In S. Srichampa, P. Sidwell, & K. Gregerson (Eds.), Austroasiatic Studies: papers from ICAAL 4 (No. 3; Issue 3, pp. 48–64). SIL International. Mahidol University, Pacific Linguistics.

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Abstract

Since the 11th century Mon has been in close political, cultural and linguistic contact with Burmese, which led to mutual influence on all levels of the language. Apart from lexical borrowings and calques, the influence of Burmese, though more difficult to demonstrate, can also be seen in Mon syntax. In many cases what looks like Burmese grammatical calques in Mon can also be explained as Mon internal development, or “enhancement of an already existing feature”, i.e. an existing (but maybe marginal) construction type in Mon which beca

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  • Jenny, Mathias

Editors

  • Srichampa, Sophana
  • Sidwell, Paul
  • Gregerson, Kenneth

Title of Book

Title of Book

Title of Book
Austroasiatic Studies: papers from ICAAL 4

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Place of Publication
Dallas, Salaya, Canberra

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Publisher
SIL International. Mahidol University, Pacific Linguistics

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48

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64

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English

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2011

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2011-12-01

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Mon-Khmer Studies Journal Special Issue

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9780858836426

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Green

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Jenny, M. (2011). Burmese in Mon syntax: external influence and internal development. In S. Srichampa, P. Sidwell, & K. Gregerson (Eds.), Austroasiatic Studies: papers from ICAAL 4 (No. 3; Issue 3, pp. 48–64). SIL International. Mahidol University, Pacific Linguistics.

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