1. INTRODUCTION.- 1.1 Discussed aspects and their respective salience.- 1.2 The Kam people, language, and their homeland.- 1.3 The Kam autonym and Kam history.- 1.4 Religion.- 1.5 Kam language and orthography.- 1.6 Summary.- 2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND FRAMEWORK.- 2.1 Scope of this present research.- 2.2 Literature review.- 2.3 Schiffrin’s five-plane discourse model.- 2.4 Summary.- …
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