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Generative Phonology and the Aspirated Consonants of Colloquial Maithili
The article describes the aspirated consonants of Maithili in the framework of generative phonology. Maithili is the second major language of Nepal and the author tries to find the answer to the quest...
The Influence of Aspiration on Vowel Duration in Maithili
The article discusses the influence of aspiration on vowel duration in Maithili. Vowel and vowel duration are measured and presented in two tables. The article concludes that Maithili vowels preceding...
Some Stress Placement Rules in Maithili
The article reviews some of the proposed stress-assignment rules for Maithili and then attempts to rewrite the stress placement rules in light of data provided in trails. The author argues that like m...
Review of Vijayakant Mishra, Cultural Heritage of Mithila
This is a review by Ramawatar Yadav of Vijayakant Mishra, Cultural Heritage of Mithila.
The Morphology of the Maithili Conjunctive particle-kδ
The article describes the morphology of the Maithili conjunctive participle. The conjunctive participle is one of the characteristic devices for linking sequences of clauses to the host clause in Mait...
Markers of (in) Definiteness in Maithili
The article attempts to describe the linguistic markers of definiteness in Maithili, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by 24.3 million as a first language in the astern and northern regions of the Bihar s...
Clitic Versus Affix: Maithili E and O
The article investigates the process of cliticization in Maithili, specifically the question of clitic versus affix. This article, taking a cue from Zwicky and Pullum (1983), demonstrates that 'e' and...
The Use of the Mother Tongue in Primary Education: The Nepalese Context
The article discusses the use of the mother tongue as a medium of instruction in primary education in Nepal. The article overviews a global as well as a national concern for the use of the mother tong...
Beginning to Read Nepali: Mero Nepālī Kitāba as a Textbook
The article is a critical review of the Nepali first grade textbook named Mero Nepali Kitaba (MNK). MNK was prepared after three full years of preparation and extensive consultation with hundre...
Maithili Language and Linguistics: Some Background Notes
A discussion of the use of the Maithili language including its area, texts, and genetic classification. (Mark Turin 2004-06-15)
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