Dear List;

For anyone interested, papers are now online that discuss the influence
of Pali on the formation of the Burmese language:

Okell's paper "Nissaya Burmese: A case of systematic adaptation to a
foreign grammar and syntax"

http://pannalawka.org/paper/myanmar-
language/PAPERS/GRAMMAR/Grammar-001.pdf

U Pe Maung Tin's paper on classifiers:

http://pannalawka.org/paper/myanmar-
language/PAPERS/GRAMMAR/Grammar-004.pdf

From collection of papers on Burmese grammar:
http://pannalawka.org/paper/myanmar-language/htm/GRAMMAR.htm

Sincerely,
Jon Fernquest