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Comparison constructions in Lizu (Tibeto-Burman)

Comparison constructions in Lizu (Tibeto-Burman) 1.IntroductionLizu is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in three counties in the Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China: Jiulong (Written Tibetan [hereafter wt] brgyad zur), Muli (wtrmi li), and Mianning (see Map 1). The total number of Lizu speakers is estimated at ca. 7,000 (Wang 2010: 3).1Map 1Distribution of the Lizu language (Map by Franz Huber)The Lizu people (lî-zû or lŷ-zû ‘white people’) traditionally reside along the Yalong or Nyag Chu River and its tributary in Jiulong County, the Jiulong River. The group has the longest history of residence in Jiulong and Mianning counties, whereas migration to Muli is more recent, dating from the turn of the 20th century. The Lizu language is currently classified as a member of the putative Qiangic subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman language family. However, it is grammatically and lexically quite distant from other Qiangic languages. The closest relatives of Lizu include the Duoxu and Ersu languages, which, together with Lizu, are classified as three dialects of one Ersu language (iso-639 code: ers) (for more details, see Sun 1982, Chirkova 2016).Lizu is spoken in a historically multi-ethnic and multi-lingual area. The immediate linguistic neighbours of Lizu are Southwestern Mandarin (Sinitic) throughout all Lizu-speaking areas, and various http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Faits de Langues Brill

Comparison constructions in Lizu (Tibeto-Burman)

Chirkova, Katia
Faits de Langues , Volume 50 (1): 20 – Dec 4, 2019
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1.IntroductionLizu is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in three counties in the Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China: Jiulong (Written Tibetan [hereafter wt] brgyad zur), Muli (wtrmi li), and Mianning (see Map 1). The total number of Lizu speakers is estimated at ca. 7,000 (Wang 2010: 3).1Map 1Distribution of the Lizu language (Map by Franz Huber)The Lizu people (lî-zû or lŷ-zû ‘white people’) traditionally reside along the Yalong or Nyag Chu River and its tributary in Jiulong County, the Jiulong River. The group has the longest history of residence in Jiulong and Mianning counties, whereas migration to Muli is more recent, dating from the turn of the 20th century. The Lizu language is currently classified as a member of the putative Qiangic subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman language family. However, it is grammatically and lexically quite distant from other Qiangic languages. The closest relatives of Lizu include the Duoxu and Ersu languages, which, together with Lizu, are classified as three dialects of one Ersu language (iso-639 code: ers) (for more details, see Sun 1982, Chirkova 2016).Lizu is spoken in a historically multi-ethnic and multi-lingual area. The immediate linguistic neighbours of Lizu are Southwestern Mandarin (Sinitic) throughout all Lizu-speaking areas, and various

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