Wangdi, Pema (2021) Identifying who is who in Brokpa. In: Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y., Dixon, R.M.W., and Jarkey, Nerida, (eds.) The Integration of Language and Society: a cross-linguistic typology. Explorations in Linguistic Typology . Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 110-143.

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Abstract

Brokpa is a Bodish (Tibetic) language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family, also know as Trans-Himalayan. Brokpa is spoken by approximately 3,500 people in the highlands of Merak and Sakteng in Eastern Bhutan. Dondrop (1993) reports about 1,855 more Brokpa speakers living in small parts of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. Brokpa is a close linguistic relative of Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan. Animal husbandry and subsistence farming form the main means of livelihood for the Brokpa people Brokpa is a traditionally small-scale society. There are no stratified social classes and no local chiefs. there are community councils known as Gewog Tshogde in the main villages. This chapter deals with the ways in which the Brokpa language and the society are closely related and mutually reinforcing.

Item ID:	71044
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-0-19-284592-4
Keywords:	Brokpa, integration of language and society, Tibet-Burma, Relations within a community, social hierarchies, kinship categorization, social constraints, means of substance
Copyright Information:	© The chapters their several authors 2021. © Pema Wangdi 2021.
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2021 03:20
FoR Codes:	47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4704 Linguistics > 470409 Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax) @ 100%
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