<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>
History
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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