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The Documentation of Kol Language in Bangladesh

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posted on 2025-08-05, 01:58 authored by Mashrur ImtiazMashrur Imtiaz
<p dir="ltr">This thesis provides a comprehensive description of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Kol. Kol is an endangered language belonging to the Munda (Austro-Asiatic) language family in Bangladesh, and it shares significant similarities with other Munda languages spoken in India. Moreover, this study offers support to Kol speakers through a detailed grammatical analysis with numerous glossed examples, including the semantic domain specific lexicon-list and descriptions of narratives. This study also aims to fill gaps in comparative analyses of Austro-Asiatic languages in South Asia through investigating the linguistic characteristics of Kol and its borrowings from dominant languages.</p>

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Principal supervisor

Alice Gaby

Additional supervisor 1

Vaijayanthi Sarma

Year of Award

2024

Department, School or Centre

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Linguistics

Additional Institution or Organisation

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (IITB)

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Campus location

India

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

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The author retains copyright of this thesis. It must only be used for personal non-commercial research, education and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. For further terms use the In Copyright link under the License field.

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