A typology of adverbial subordination and clause linkage in Tibeto-Burman languages

本项目对藏缅语中状语从属和子句连接的类型学特征进行识别和分析，并将在这一文献不足的语系中建立首个状语从属类型学。该项目的一个核心组成部分是对印度东北部人们不太理解的语言进行语言学实地考察。预期的结果包括关于状语从属关系的大量类型学专著，加上语法描述，将为对那加兰邦被忽视的藏缅语的新研究铺平道路。这项研究将对我们理解支撑人类语言组织的从句连接的普遍特征做出重大贡献。

This project identifies and analyses the typological features of adverbial subordination and clause linkage in Tibeto-Burman languages and will establish the first typology of adverbial subordination in this underdocumented language family. A central component of the project involves linguistic fieldwork on poorly understood languages spoken in north-east India. Expected outcomes include a substantial typological monograph on adverbial subordination, plus grammatical descriptions that will pave the way for new research on the neglected Tibeto-Burman languages of Nagaland. This study will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the universal characteristics of clause linkage underpinning the organisation of human language.