Trans-Himalayan Linguistics historical and descriptive linguistics of the Himalayan area - Owen-Smith, Thomas 1982- (de Gruyter, 2014)
Biographical note: Nathan W. Hill and Thomas Owen-Smith, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK.
Main description: The Himalaya and surrounding regions are amongst the world's most linguistically diverse places. Of an estimated 600 languages, few are researched in depth and many virtually undocumented. This volume brings together new work on under-researched Himalayan languages with investigations into the complexities of the area's linguistic history, offering original data and perspectives on the synchrony and diachrony of the Greater Himalayan Region