{"pk":35097,"title":"The function of the suffix -le  as declarative marker in Maram","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The primary purpose of this paper is to describe the function of the suffix \n-\nle\n in the Maram language. This paper discusses the function of the suffix -\nle \nin marking the end of declarative sentences, and the occurrence of -\nle\n with predicate nominals, predicate adjectives, and the existential. The paper also explores the tonal changes of  \n-le\n and its non-determination of tense/aspect.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"Maram, declarative marker, Tibeto Burman"}],"section":"Languages and Peoples of the Eastern Himalayan Region","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/78f6d00v","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Bobita","middle_name":"","last_name":"Sarangthem","name_suffix":"","institution":"CFEL, Tezpur University","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Niharika","middle_name":"","last_name":"Dutta","name_suffix":"","institution":"Gauhati University","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2020-11-29T08:00:29Z","date_accepted":"2020-11-29T08:00:29Z","date_published":"2021-06-09T19:17:06Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/himalayanlinguistics/article/35097/galley/26142/download/"}]}