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'The importance of this excellent description of an endangered Himalayan language is difficult to overstate; the book is a triumph.' Nathan W. Hill, SOAS, University of London, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 76 (2013) 'The grammar of the Thangmi language is now documented by Mark Turin in a monograph that serves as a true monument to the Thangmi language and culture. Linguists will greatly appreciate Turin's exemplary linguistic description, but this remarkable book is not merely of interest to those specialist colleagues. Turin's expertise combines anthropology and descriptive linguistics, and in this treasure trove of new information on the Thangmi, Turin offers us the best of these two fields. The monograph includes comprehensive discussions of many aspects of Thangmi life and culture, so that much of this book will appeal to anyone who is interested in the cultural and linguistic diversity of Nepal.(...) Mark Turin's wide interests and extensive research have resulted in a magnificent grammar that should serve as a compelling model for future descriptive linguists and should be treasured by all those interested in the various linguistic and cultural traditions of Nepal.' Heleen Plaisier, European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 42 (2013)

'The importance of this excellent description of an endangered Himalayan language is difficult to overstate; the book is a triumph.' Nathan W. Hill, SOAS, University of London, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 76 (2013) 'The grammar of the Thangmi language is now documented by Mark Turin in a monograph that serves as a true monument to the Thangmi language and culture. Linguists will greatly appreciate Turin's exemplary linguistic description, but this remarkable book is not merely of interest to those specialist colleagues. Turin's expertise combines anthropology and descriptive linguistics, and in this treasure trove of new information on the Thangmi, Turin offers us the best of these two fields. The monograph includes comprehensive discussions of many aspects of Thangmi life and culture, so that much of this book will appeal to anyone who is interested in the cultural and linguistic diversity of Nepal.(...) Mark Turin's wide interests and extensive research have resulted in a magnificent grammar that should serve as a compelling model for future descriptive linguists and should be treasured by all those interested in the various linguistic and cultural traditions of Nepal.' Heleen Plaisier, European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 42 (2013)

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Mark Turin, Ph.D. (2006) in Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics, Leiden University, is a linguistic anthropologist. A Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and an Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, Turin directs the Digital Himalaya and World Oral Literature Projects.

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