LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 8 : 7 July 2008
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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Problems of Assamese Speakers Learning Manipuri

H. Dolen Singh, Ph.D.
Bhaskarjyoti Sarma, M.A.
N. Robita Devi, M.A.

In this paper we analyze the problems of Assamese speakers learning Manipuri. Supportive data were collected from the teachers whose first language is Assamese language, who learn Manipuri at the North Eastern Regional Language Centre located in Guwahati, Assam.

One of the problems that Assamese speakers face when they learn Manipuri is related to the difference in pronunciation and the number of segmental phonemes (vowels, diphthongs, and consonants) and supra-segmental phonemes (tone). This paper highlights only the problems created by the differences between the segmental phonemes (vowels, diphthongs and consonants) and supra-segmental phonemes, especially the tone.

To analyze the pronunciation systems of Manipuri and Assamese, this paper looks at the orthographic systems of both the languages.

This is only the beginning of the article. This article contains data in Manipuri and Assamese Scripts, with adequate transcription. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

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H. Dolen Singh, Ph.D.
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North-Eastern Regional Language Centre
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Assam, India

 
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