A Grammar Of Guìqióng

Author : Li Jiang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004293045

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A Grammar of Guìqióng by Li Jiang Pdf

In A Grammar of Guìqióng, Jiāng Lì describes the grammar of Guìqióng, a hitherto undocumented language spoken by alpine people in Kāngdìng county, China. Guìqióng has a lot to offer in its phonology, verbal and nominal morphology, syntax and glossary, distinguishing itself from the neighbouring Tibetan, Chinese, Qiangic and Loloish languages. The newly discovered features of Guìqióng include breathy vs. modal voice, indefinite number, ablative, ergative, instrumental, dative and genitive case markers, topic and emphatic markers, the diminutive suffixes, the pronominal and deictic systems, demonstratives and numerals, a rich store of differentiated copular verbs expressing equationality, inchoative, animacy vs. inanimacy, dependent existence and negation, verbal affixes indicating directions, present tense of experienced perceptions, gnomic tense, perfective vs. imperfective aspect, modality and evidentiality.

Author : Keith W. Slater
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135790806

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A Grammar of Mangghuer by Keith W. Slater Pdf

This book is a grammar of Mangghuer, a Mongolic language spoken by approximately 25,000 people in China's northwestern Qinghai Province. Mangghuer is virtually unknown outside China, and no grammar of Mangghuer has ever been published in any language. The book's primary importance is thus as a systematic grammatical description of a little-known language. The book also makes a significant contribution to comparative Mongolic studies. In addition to the synchronic description of Mangghuer, extensive comparison with other Mongolic languages is included, demonstrating the genetic relationship of Mangghuer within that family. In the course of describing Mangghuer linguistic structures, the book also examines issues of interest to linguistic typologists.

Author : hong kai Sun
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004176867

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A Grammar of Anong by hong kai Sun Pdf

A work that will be of interest to those interested in typology, language history, and contact induced change, this book documents the radical restructuring of Anong over the last 40 years under intense contact with Lisu. In the almost fifty years, Sun Hongkai has been documenting the Anong language of Yunnan China, it has undergone radical, contact-induced changes. The language of the less than forty remaining speakers is quite different than the Anong of forty years ago. Under intense contact with Lisu, major change has occurred in the language, much of it documented in this work of Sun's. The English edition is a reworking of the original Chinese version, providing annotation, an expanded lexicon, and an appendix that contains an instrumental study of the language.

Author : Junwei Bai
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004526280

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A Typological Study of Evidentiality in Qiangic Languages by Junwei Bai Pdf

This is the first in-depth typological research into how the grammatical encoding of information source, that is, evidentiality, functions in Qiangic languages.

Author : Katrin Pfadenhauer, Evelyn Wiesinger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783111248998

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Romance motion verbs in language change by Katrin Pfadenhauer, Evelyn Wiesinger Pdf

Author : Xuping Li
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501507328

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A Grammar of Gan Chinese by Xuping Li Pdf

China is very rich in language resources, and Mandarin is undoubtedly its most prestigious and well-known representative. Unfortunately, most of these languages remain understudied or even unstudied. Such is the case of Yichun Gan.Written in the style of a reference grammar, this book sets out to give a comprehensive and systematic description of Yichun grammar, with the aim of increasing readers' knowledge about Chinese languages other than Mandarin. In addition to common categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions, the volume attempts to cover as many grammatical categories and constructions as possible, including the Sinitic-specific categories such as classifiers, the aspect system, postpositions and the object-marking BA constructions.To highlight its uniqueness, the book adopts a comparative perspective to contrast many features of Yichun Gan with Mandarin and other Sinitic languages. Our study shows that Yichun Gan possesses both Northern and Southern Chinese traits in many constructions, which supports its status as a transitional language.It will be of interest to linguists who wish to learn more about East Asian languages, and more specifically Sinitic languages.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004350519

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Sociohistorical Linguistics in Southeast Asia by Anonim Pdf

Sociohistorical Linguistics in Southeast Asia provides new analyses of regional Tibeto-Burman languages and sub-branches to demonstrate ways in which diachronic, social and geographic aspects of language variation and language endangerment are necessary for more adequate descriptions of language systems.

Author : Irina Nikolaeva,Maria Tolskaya
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110849035

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A Grammar of Udihe by Irina Nikolaeva,Maria Tolskaya Pdf

The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Grammar of Spoken Chinese by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andreas Hölzl
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961101023

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A typology of questions in Northeast Asia and beyond by Andreas Hölzl Pdf

This study investigates the distribution of linguistic and specifically structural diversity in Northeast Asia (NEA), defined as the region north of the Yellow River and east of the Yenisei. In particular, it analyzes what is called the grammar of questions (GQ), i.e., those aspects of any given language that are specialized for asking questions or regularly combine with these. The bulk of the study is a bottom-up description and comparison of GQs in the languages of NEA. The addition of the phrase and beyond to the title of this study serves two purposes. First, languages such as Turkish and Chuvash are included, despite the fact that they are spoken outside of NEA, since they have ties to (or even originated in) the region. Second, despite its focus on one area, the typology is intended to be applicable to other languages as well. Therefore, it makes extensive use of data from languages outside of NEA. The restriction to one category is necessary for reasons of space and clarity, and the process of zooming in on one region allows a higher resolution and historical accuracy than is usually the case in linguistic typology. The discussion mentions over 450 languages and dialects from NEA and beyond and gives about 900 glossed examples. The aim is to achieve both a cross-linguistically plausible typology and a maximal resolution of the linguistic diversity of Northeast Asia.

Author : Weirong Chen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501511868

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A Grammar of Southern Min by Weirong Chen Pdf

Southern Min (also known as Hokkien or Minnan) is a major branch of Chinese spoken mainly in Fujian and Taiwan, but also in Guangdong, Hainan and Hong Kong, as well as in many countries of Southeast Asia. Highly conservative in its linguistic profile, it is considered by many scholars to be a living language fossil due to the preservation of many archaic features that reflect its long-lasting history and culture. Yet to date there has been no comprehensive study of Southern Min using a typological framework, as the tendency is to base analyses on the model of Mandarin Chinese, the standard language. This grammar aims to present a systematic description of the Hui'an variety of Southern Min, mainly based on data collected via naturally occurring conversation. The volume includes four parts: nominal structure, predicate structure, clause structure and complex sentences, as well as a brief overview of phonology. It will have great appeal for heritage speakers, graduate students and scholars in both Chinese linguistics and typology.

Author : Guillaume Jacques
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 1596 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961103058

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A grammar of Japhug by Guillaume Jacques Pdf

Japhug is a vulnerable Gyalrongic language, which belongs to the Trans-Himalayan (Sino-Tibetan) family. It is spoken by several thousand speakers in Mbarkham county, Rngaba district, Sichuan province, China. This grammar is the result of nearly 20 years of fieldwork on one variety of Japhug, based on a corpus of narratives and conversations, a large part of which is available from the Pangloss Collection. It covers the whole grammar of the language, and the text examples provide a unique insight into Gyalrong culture. It was written with a general linguistics audience in mind, and should prove useful not only to specialists of Trans-Himalayan historical linguistics and typologists, but also to anthropologists doing research in Gyalrong areas. It is also hoped that some readers will use it to learn Japhug and pursue research on this fascinating language in the future.

Author : Marielle Prins
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004325630

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A Grammar of rGyalrong, Jiǎomùzú (Kyom-kyo) Dialects by Marielle Prins Pdf

In A Grammar of rGyalrong Marielle Prins describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of the Jiǎomùzú dialects, a variety of the under-researched and threatened rGyalrongic languages of West Sichuan in China.

Author : Jeroen Wiedenhof
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027267757

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A Grammar of Mandarin by Jeroen Wiedenhof Pdf

A fascinating description of a global language, A Grammar of Mandarin combines broad perspectives with illuminating depth. Crammed with examples from everyday conversations, it aims to let the language speak for itself. The book opens with an overview of the language situation and a thorough account of Mandarin speech sounds. Nine core chapters explore syntactic, morphological and lexical dimensions. A final chapter traces the Chinese character script from oracle-bone inscriptions to today’s digital pens. This work will cater to language learners and linguistic specialists alike. Easy reference is provided by more than eighty tables, figures, appendices, and a glossary. The main text is enriched by sections in finer print, offering further analysis and reflection. Example sentences are fully glossed, translated, and explained from diverse angles, with a keen eye for recent linguistic change. This grammar, in short, reveals a Mandarin language in full swing.

Author : Picus Sizhi Ding
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004279773

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A Grammar of Prinmi by Picus Sizhi Ding Pdf

A Grammar of Prinmi represents the first in-depth description of a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Pǔmǐ Nationality and the Zàng Nationality (in Mùlǐ, Sichuan) in southwest China. Prinmi belongs to the Qiangic branch and is closely related to the extinct language of Tangut. Picus Ding examines in the grammar the phonology (both segmental and suprasegmental), morphology, syntax and information structure of Prinmi, with two sample texts and an English-Prinmi glossary provided in appendices. Some noteworthy features of Prinmi include a wealth of clitics (appearing as proclitic, enclitic, mesoclitic or endoclitic), a lexical tone system akin to Japanese, and a collection of existential verbs that discriminates concreteness, animacy, and location.