Charles University Faculty of Arts Institute of South and Central Asia Subject: Languages of Asia and Africa PhD Thesis The Description of Namuzi Language Supervisor: Mgr. Veronika Zikmundová, Ph.D 2017 Štěpán Pavlík Abstract This is the description of one of the endangered languages spoken by cca 5000 people in Sìchuān province in China - the Nàmùzī language. It is considered to be part of the Naic or the Qiangic branch of Tibeto-Burman. The description is based on the authentic data collected by the author during his two field trips to Xīcháng and Mùlǐ in winter 2011 and summer 2012. It is the first grammar description of this language in English and also the most comprehensive description of this language carried out to date. Chapter 1 provides the introduction on the sociolinguistic profile of this language, its genetic affiliation, previous research and methodology. Chapter 2 describes the phonology of the language, i.e. the syllable structure, description of initial consonants and consonant clusters, vowels and tones. Chapter 3 is the explanation of used analysis to define particular parts of speech. It introduces the criteria of defining word classes and the reasons for using functional approach. Chapter 4 contains the description of verbal classes, i.e. verbs, adjectival verbs and adverbs. Chapter 5...

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