Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103061

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Tangsa Wihu song: insight into culture through language, music and ritual. This project seeks to study the complex and under-researched linguistic diversity of the newly opening India–Myanmar borders. The Tangsa Wihu song-cycle is a ritual and poetic tradition common to people in a very linguistically diverse community situated in the India–Myanmar border region. This project plans to study this song-cycle, which was traditionally performed over many hours and days, examining the linguistic, historical and musicological features of the song in its various contexts. The rich and complex linguistic diversity of Tangsa is shining a light on traditional patterns of human linguistic and social development, and this detailed study is expected to enhance our knowledge of the linguistic and cultural diversity of India and Myanmar.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-09-2016

End Date: 31-07-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | South-East Asian Literature (excl. Indonesian) | Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage | Understanding Asia's Past | Languages and Literature |

Other Keywords

Conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage | Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) | Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Languages and Literature | Linguistics | South-East Asian Literature (excl. Indonesian) | Understanding Asia's Past

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