Research on the Dialects of Myanmar

by Danian Wang and Xiangyang Cai

This book provides a detailed description and a cross-dialectal comparison of the major dialects of Myanmar. The fieldwork was carried out under very difficult conditions in Myanmar, which makes this material all the more valuable. Chapter 1 provides phonological and grammatical sketches of 8 major Burmese dialects, while Chapter 2 describes in detail the particular features of their repertoire of initial consonants, rhymes, and tones and remarks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9819932459
• ISBN13: 9789819932450
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 290 Pages