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Para Naga; a Descriptive Grammar of Jejara A DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR OF JEJARA (PARA NAGA) TIFFANY BARKMAN Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS Payap University February 2014 Title: A Descriptive Grammar of Jejara (Para Naga) Researcher: Tiffany Barkman Degree: Master of Arts in Linguistics Advisor: Larin Adams, Ph.D. Approval Date: 4 February 2014 Institution: Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand The members of the thesis examination committee: 1. _________________________________ Committee Chair (Assoc. Prof. Saranya Savetamalya, Ph.D.) 2. _________________________________ Committee Member (Larin Adams, Ph.D.) 3. _________________________________ Committee Member (Prang Thiengburanathum, Ph.D.) Copyright © Tiffany Barkman Payap University 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost it is my privilege to thank my God. It is only by his grace that I am able to complete this degree, or even be here today. There are so many who have been used by him to enable me to accomplish this task. Some have assisted me directly with the thesis. Many have contributed by the roles they have had in shaping who I am today, and these are no less important. Although I will not be able to mention everyone, it is my privilege to show my gratitude to those to whom it is appropriate to do so here. A big thank you goes to the Jejara community, especially the language and culture committee, and Saya Weli Ja who worked patiently through the hot season as my language resource person to provide me with the materials for this study. I am grateful to Dr. Larin Adams who has worked as my advisor, guiding and shaping both this work and me in the process. I express my gratitude as well to the other members of my thesis committee. Dr. Prang Thiengburanathum, in addition to acting as my second reader, coached me through my literature review with patience and wisdom. Thank you to Dr. Saranya Savetamalya for acting as the committee chair. I thank all the professors and staff in the Linguistics Department at Payap University for their commitment through which they have grown me in the field of linguistics and in life. I thank my parents, brothers and sisters in Canada who have supported and cared for me throughout my lifetime and these studies. There are a multitude of people besides who have been friends, supporters, mentors and encouragers. A special thanks to those who acted as proofreaders and helped with designing graphics. Thank you to my “home church” bodies, both in Canada and in Thailand, who have been local representations of Jesus’ family to me, growing me in Christ and giving me a place to serve and connect with him. ii I extend my heartfelt and humble thanks to the Myanmar friends and community who have welcomed and included me with great patience and understanding. Through you I have come to understand more of how Jesus graciously receives us as we are. My deep gratitude also goes to the friends and community I have left in Canada. You have blessed me richly in your simultaneous desire for me to stay as well as blessings on me to go. Thanks for your continuing support from afar. Through you I have come to understand more of the meaning of sacrifice as a pleasing gift. Tiffany Barkman iii Title: A Descriptive Grammar of Jejara (Para Naga) Researcher: Tiffany Barkman Degree: Master of Arts in Linguistics Advisor: Larin Adams, Ph.D. Linguistics Approval Date: 4 February 2014 Institution: Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Number of Pages: 176 Keywords: Grammar, Jejara, Para Naga, Basic linguistic theory ABSTRACT Jejara (Para Naga) is a Tibeto-Burman language whose speakers live in the Naga Hills of northwest Myanmar. This research is among the very first works published about the language. The linguistic situation in the region itself is also still so little known that any language classifications attempted are done so with disclaimers about the lack of comprehensive information. This thesis, therefore, contributes by beginning to fill in some of the lack of information. This thesis provides linguistic information about Jejara grammar from a basic linguistic theoretical perspective. After a brief overview of the Jejara phonological system and a few morphological processes, a description of the grammar of the language is provided. The grammar sketch covers the main features of Jejara. These are based on a set of texts produced by a native speaker, including personal narratives, role-plays of dialogues and descriptions of events in video clips and pictures. The grammatical description includes a presentation of grammatical categories and discussion on the noun phrase, its linear order and components. The simple clause form is looked at, along with unique forms such as locative and equative clauses. Observations about the verb complex have been laid out and clause types such as non-declarative forms are discussed along with comments on transitivity and causativity. Finally, structures which connect clauses to one another, both coordinating and subordinating, are discussed. Interesting characteristics of the language discovered include the overcounting numeral system which is in use until today. Another remarkable grammatical feature is the multiple functions of reduplication, including reduplication of verbs to iv indicate imperfectivity. When the reduplicated forms are found preceding the matrix verb, they express the manner in which that verb is undertaken. When following the matrix, resultant state is indicated. The use of gender particles within a noun phrase to further specify the head as well as resumptive pronouns which function as the second mention of a referent within a single clause are further unique features of the language. Areas exhibiting obvious need for further research include case marking particles and particles patterning clause-finally. In both cases the fine details of motivation for choosing certain particles over others or even over zero marking are not yet understood. v ชื่อเรื่อง: ไวยากรณ์ภาษาเจอเจอเรอ (ปารา นากา) ผู้จัดท า: นางสาวทิฟฟานี่ เร เบิร์คเมน ชื่อปริญญา: ศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาภาษาศาสตร์ อาจารย์ที่ปรึกษาวิทยานิพนธ์หลัก: ดร. ลาริน อดัมส์ วันที่อนุมัติผลงาน: 4 กุมภาพันธ์ 2557 สถาบันการศึกษา: มหาวิทยาลัยพายัพ จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย จ านวนหน้า: 176 ค าส าคัญ: ไวยากรณ์, เจอเจอเรอ, ปารา นากา, ทฤษฎีภาษาศาสตร์ พื้นฐาน บทคัดย่อ ภาษาเจอเจอเรอ (ปารา นากา) เป็นภาษาในตระกูลทิเบต – พม่า ซึ่งมีประชากรผู้ใช้ภาษาอาศัย อยู่ในบริเวณเทือกเขานากา ทางตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือของประเทศพม่า งานวิจัยชิ้นนี้ถือเป็นเอกสาร ตีพิมพ์เกี่ยวกับภาษาเจอเจอเรอ (ปารา นากา) ฉบับแรก เนื่องจากภาษาเจอเจอเรอยังไม่เป็นที่รู้จัก มากนัก ดังนั้นวิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้จึงมีจุดประสงค์เพื่อให้ความรู้เพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับภาษาดังกล่าว วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้ศึกษาไวยากรณ์ภาษาเจอเจอเรอผ่านมุมมองทางทฤษฎีภาษาศาสตร์พื้นฐาน โดยให้ภาพรวมเกี่ยวกับระบบเสียง และกระบวนการทางวิทยาหน่วยค าเป็นส่วนประกอบ ภาพรวมของไวยากรณ์และคุณลักษณะส าคัญของภาษาเจอเจอเรอได้จากการวิเคราะห์ตัวบท เรื่องเล่า บทสนทนาสมมติ และการบรรยายเหตุการณ์ในคลิปวิดีโอ และภาพจากผู้บอกภาษา ในการศึกษาไวยากรณ์เชิงพรรณนาในภาษาเจอเจอเรอ ผู้วิจัยเริ่มจากประเภททางไวยากรณ์ใน ภาษาเจอเจอเรอ นามวลี ล าดับค า องค์ประกอบค า อนุพากย์ความเดียว อนุพากย์บอกสถานที่ และอนุพากย์ขยายความ โครงสร้างของค ากริยา ประเภทของอนุพากย์ เช่น อนุพากย์ที่ไม่ใช่รูป ประโยคบอกเล่าประกอบกับการวิเคราะห์คุณสมบัติทางสกรรมสภาพ และก าลังการเลือก อาร์กิวเมนต์ของค ากริยาหรือวาเลนซ์ นอกจากนี้ยังวิเคราะห์โครงสร้างอนุพากย์ความรวม และอนุ พากย์ความซ้อนด้วย คุณลักษณะที่น่าสนใจของภาษาเจอเจอเรอคือระบบ overcounting numeral system ซึ่งพบว่า ยังมีการใช้อยู่จนถึงทุกวันนี้ คุณลักษณะทางไวยาการณ์อีกอย่างที่น่าสนใจคือการซ ้าค า การซ ้า vi ค าในภาษาเจอเจอเรอมีหลากหลายหน้าที่ หนึ่งในนั้นคือการซ ้าค ากริยาเพื่อแสดงการณ์ลักษณะ ไม่สมบูรณ์ หากซ ้ากริยาหน้าค ากริยาหลัก จะเป็นการแสดงอาการของเหตุการณ์ หากซ ้ากริยา หลังค ากริยาจะเป็นการแสดงสภาพผล นอกจากนี้ยังมีการใช้อนุภาคแสดงเพศและสรรพนามเงา เพื่อแสดงสิ่งอ้างถึงเดียวกันภายในอนุพากย์ ข้อเสนอแนะส าหรับงานวิจัยในอนาคตได้แก่การศึกษาอนุภาคแสดงการก และการใช้อนุภาคท้าย ประโยค เนื่องจากยังไม่เคยมีการศึกษารายละเอียดถึงสาเหตุว่าท าไมผู้ใช้ภาษาจึงเลือกใช้อนุภาค ตัวหนึ่งมากกว่าอีกตัวหนึ่ง หรือเลือกที่จะไม่ใช้เลย vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ii Abstract ......................................................................................................................... iv บทคัดย่อ .......................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables ............................................................................................................. xiii List of Figures .............................................................................................................. xv List of Abbreviations and Symbols............................................................................. xvi Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 The Jejara people ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Preview of chapters .............................................................................................. 4 1.3 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Theoretical perspective ........................................................................................ 9 1.5 Language resource person.................................................................................
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