Project B11:
Semantic roles, case relations, and cross-clausal reference in Tibetan

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People in the field



Bettina Zeisler
e-mail: zeis AT uni-tuebingen.de


Transcriptions (narrators and assistants):
(Main contributors are specially highlighted.)

Narrators

Dialect

Recording

Topic

Assistants

Year

meme Tondup Tshering
 

Khalatse
 

1996

Kesar story

Phuntshok Dolma, Skarma Namtak

2002

Tshewang Tharchin

2003

2005

monologues on music, child- hood, village history; narrations concerning history and religion

Thrinlas Chosphel

2006

  1996, 2006

Choron Angmo

2007

  2006-2008

Tshering Dolkar

2008

meme Stanzin Chosphel

Dah-Purik (L2)

1996

Kesar fragment

Skarma Namtak

2004

ama Tshering Dolma

Domkhar

2003

Two fairy tales

Tshewang Tharchin

2004

a˛ Tshewang Norbu†

Gya

1996

Kesar fragment

Padma Dolkar

2004

a˛ Phuntsok Paljor

Stok

1996

Kesar story

Rincen Dolkar

2005

Tshewang Dolma

Domkhar

2004

Fairy tales

Thrinlas Chosphel

2005

Tshewang Tharchin

Domkhar

2004

Fairy tales

Thrinlas Chosphel

2005

a˛ Urgyen Rigzin

Gya-Sasoma

2005

Gyapa Co The Lord of Gya

Mengyur Tshomo

2006

Mengyur Tshomo

Gya-Sasoma   

2006/2008

The clever minister

Mengyur Tshomo    

2008

(rec. Thomas Preiswerk)

Zanskar

2007

The clever minister

Mengyur Tshomo

2008

ama Tshering Dolma

Domkhar

2007

The clever minister

Rinchen Lhamo

2008

Tshewang Dolma

Domkhar

2007

Fairy tales

Rinchen Lhamo

2008




Research on case patterns and pattern variation / valency dictionary (consultants):
(Main contributors are specially highlighted.)

Consultants

Dialect

Dialect Group

Year(s)

Tsewang Tharchin

Domkhar, Western Sham

Shamskat

2003, 2004, 2007

Thrinlas Chosphel

Domkhar, Western Sham

Shamskat

2005, 2006

Rinchen Lhamo

Domkhar, Western Sham

Shamskat

2008

Choron Angmo

Skindiang, Western Sham

Shamskat

2007

Tundup Wanggyal

Tirit, Nubra

Shamskat

2002

Tsering Youdon

Aranu, Western Nubra

Shamskat

2006, 2007

Phuntshok Dolma

Saspol, eastern Sham

Shamskat

2002

Tshering Dolkar

Tea, Eastern Sham

Shamskat

2008

Thrinlas Waŋmo

Leh, Central Ladakh

Kenhat

2006, 2007

Padma Dolkar

Cemre, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2004

Mengyur Tshomo

Gya-Sasoma, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Rigzin Samdrup

Nyoma, Changthang

Kenhat

2008



Language archaeology (consultants and interlocutors):
(Main contributors are specially highlighted.)

Consultant

Dialect

Dialect Group

Year(s)

Stanzin Dorje

Shayok; Upper Nubra

Kenhat

2006

Phuntsok Namgyal

Laga; Upper Nubra

Kenhat

2006

Tsering Angmo

Hameling, Zanskar

Kenhat

2005

Mengyur Tshomo

Gya-Sasoma, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005, 2006, (2007), 2008

Padma Dorje

Igoo, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005 (interviewed by Rincen Dolkar)

Thukche Dolma

Shara, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005, 2006

Padma Dohar

Cemre, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005

Rincen Dolkar

Leh, Central Ladakh

Kenhat

2005

Thrinlas Waŋmo

Leh, Central Ladakh

Kenhat

2005, 2006, (2007)

Phuntsok Dolma

Saspol, eastern Sham

Shamskat

2005, 2006, 2008

 Tshering Dolma
 Tea, eastern Sham
Shamskat  2008

meme Tondup Tshering

Khalatse, western Sham

Shamskat

2005, 2006

Phuntsok Dolma

Takmacik, western Sham

Shamskat

2005, 2006

Thrinlas Chosphel

Domkhar, western Sham

Shamskat

2005, 2006

 Rinchen Lhamo  Domkhar, western Sham Shamskat  2008

Skarma Namthak

Achinathang, western Sham

Shamskat

2005

Tsering Youdon

Aranu, Western Nubra

Shamskat

2005, 2006, (2007)

Stanzin Angmo

Garkon (Shina, bilingual)

(Shamskat)

2005

Dr. Saleem Mir

Dras (Shina, bilinual)

(Shamskat)

2005

Archo Saida

Hardas, Purik

Shamskat

2005




Kenhat
(consultants):
(Main contributors are specially highlighted.)

Consultants

Dialect

Dialect Group

Year(s)

Mengyur Tshomo

Gya-Sasoma, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Padma Dolkar

Cemre, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2004

Thukche Dolma

Shara, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2005, 2006

Tsering Angmo

Hameling, Upper Zanskar

Kenhat

2005

Tsering Samdup

Pipcha, Central Zanskar

Kenhat

2008

Rigzin Samdrup

Nyoma, Changthang

Kenhat

2007




Comparative constructions (consultants):

Consultants

Dialect

Dialect Group

Year(s)

Tsewang Tharchin

Domkhar, Western Sham

Shamskat

2007

Choron Angmo

Skindiang, Western Sham

Shamskat

2007

Tshering Dolkar

Tea, Eastern Sham

Shamskat

2008

Tsewang Dorje

Leh, Central Ladakh

Kenhat

2007

Thrinlas Waŋmo

Leh, Central Ladakh

Kenhat

2007

Tsering Samdup

Pipcha, Central Zanskar

Kenhat

2008

Mengyur Tshomo

Gya-Sasoma, Upper Indus

Kenhat

2007, 2008

Sonam Tundup

Sachukhul, Changthang

Kenhat

2007

Rigzin Samdrup

Nyoma, Changthang

Kenhat

2007



I am infinitely grateful towards all consultants, without their patient help the results would not have been possible. Amongst all of them Tsewang Tharchin from Domkhar and Mengyur Tshomo from Gya-Sasoma deserve special thanks for developing so much interest in the topic, as well as meme Tondup Tsering for his never-ending readiness for talking and being recorded. Finally I should also thank Rebecca Norman, Phe, Ladakh for all her valuable comments, data, and feedback.

Tübingen, December 2008
Bettina Zeisler

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