Phonology of deori an endangered language

Abstract

This dissertation discusses the phonological characteristics of Deori a Tibeto Burman language belonging to the Bodo Garo group which is listed as a 732 definitely endangered 8482 language in UNESCO 2009 Deori is considered as an endangered language because of its less number of speakers Brown 1895 and lack of intergenerational language transmission UNESCO 2009 It is known that language contact has a significant influence on the linguistic structure and this is true of the Bodo Garo grou...