A Research Report on Morphological Analysis of the Mro Language

Abstract

This thesis is about morphological analysis of the Mro language that is focused on the morphological structures of the Mro language which includes word formation processes, inflectional and derivational morphology. This analysis is based on primary field data and existing descriptive grammars. The results highlight the agglutinative nature of Mru morphology and reveal unique features such as reduplication, verb serialization, and affixation patterns, contributing to broader typological understandings of Tibeto-Burman languages. This study shows the unique linguistic features of the Mro language through detailed examples and analysis. The data for this research paper was gathered through field visits to Bandarban where I engaged with people from the Mru community and conducted interviews. The study explores descriptive linguistic methods to investigate morpheme types, word classes, inflectional paradigms, derivation, compounding, and reduplication. Based on primary elicitation and existing literature, this thesis contributes to the documentation and preservation of Mru, while also enriching our understanding of morphological typology in underrepresented languages. The research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of Mru morphology, shedding light on its grammatical structures and linguistic dynamics within the community. This research will contribute to both descriptive linguistics and language preservation.