A Study Of The Hlersu Language

Author : BAI Bibo,XU Xianming
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781631814129

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A STUDY OF THE HLERSU LANGUAGE by BAI Bibo,XU Xianming Pdf

A STUDY OF THE HLERSU LANGUAGE makes an ontological study of Hlersu, focusing on its phonology, lexicology, and syntax with a brief introduction to the history and customs of the people. This book, as the first monograph that manages an exhaustive record and thorough analysis of the Daxishan vernacular, does something pioneering to expand the research limits of Yiish languages that stand as the bulk in the Tibetan-Burmese Family among the Sino-Tibetan Phylum. This book provides linguists with valuable data conducive to interlingual comparisons and particularly, to the study of Generative Linguistics that aims to discover Universal Grammar and Language Faculty. It also presents the readers with a glimpse of research proceedings done by Chinese linguists in the field of ethnic minority languages and, therefore, does good for exchanges of linguistic research between China and other countries. The Hlersu people, as a significant branch of the Yi ethnic minority, choose to live in alpine districts at elevations more 2,000 meters in Yunnan Province, primarily in the middle counties such as Xinping, Yuanjiang, E’shan, Shuangbai, and Shiping. Its population witnesses an increase to 15,737, according to a 2010 investigation by Professor Xu Xianming, the second author of the original Chinese work.

Author : BAI Bibo,XU Xianming
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781631819360

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A STUDY OF THE CUOSUO LANGUAGE by BAI Bibo,XU Xianming Pdf

A STUDY OF THE CUOSUO LANGUAGE provides linguists with valuable data conducive to interlingual comparisons and particularly, to the study of Generative Linguistics that aims to discover Universal Grammar and Language Faculty of human beings. Meanwhile it offers the target readers a glimpse of research done by Chinese linguists in the field of ethnic minority languages and, therefore, does good to linguistic exchanges between China and other countries. The Cuosuo Language is a newly discovered cross-border language yet seriously endangered one spoken by a small community of 549 speakers (2014) who call themselves “Cuosuo”. Making a life by doing farming work with slash-and-burn, this group migrated to and fro a few years back in the tropical jungle areas close to the China-Laos borderline. The Cuosuo people in China live collectively in Mangang Village, Mengla County, Yunnan Province while those in Laos live in Bannanli and Banshalue villages in Wude County, Phongsaly Province. In China they were regarded as “an unidentified minzu subgroup” before 2004 when they were allowed to join either the Hani or Bulang due to linguistic and cultural similarities they share with these two officially identified groups.

Author : BAI Bibo,XU Xianming,Sun Xingwen,YIN Shaodong
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781631817588

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A STUDY OF THE SADU LANGUAGE by BAI Bibo,XU Xianming,Sun Xingwen,YIN Shaodong Pdf

A STUDY OF THE SADU LANGUAGE provides linguists with intriguing data conducive to interlingual comparisons and particularly, to the study of Generative Linguistics that aims to discover Universal Grammar and Language Faculty of human kind. It offers readers a glimpse of China’s research in the field of ethnic minority languages and does good to linguistic exchanges between China and other countries. The Sadu language is a newly discovered yet seriously endangered one spoken by an ethnic group in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province. It has a small number of 1505 speakers who claim themselves to be Sadu though officially the group is taken as part of the Bai people. It differs not only from Bai, however, but also from the southern dialects of the Yiish branch spoken by the neighboring communities, such as Nisu, Nasu, and Shansu.

Author : Chris Donlay
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110765809

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A Grammar of Khatso by Chris Donlay Pdf

This is the first grammar in English of Khatso, an endangered language spoken in a single farming village in China by descendants of Kublai Khan’s Mongol soldiers. Based on natural language from dozens of speakers, this analysis captures the way Khatso is spoken in daily life. As a result, it is the most comprehensive description of Khatso yet, providing an in-depth look at the features, structures and systems that comprise this unique language.

Author : Peter K. Austin,Julia Sallabank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139500838

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The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages by Peter K. Austin,Julia Sallabank Pdf

It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.

Author : Wurm, Stephen A.
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231037986

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Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing by Wurm, Stephen A. Pdf

Close to half of the 6,000 languges spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind. This new edition of the Atlas, first published in 1996, is intended to give a graphic picture of the magnitude of the problem and a comprehensive list of languages in danger.

Author : Christopher Moseley
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789231040962

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Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger by Christopher Moseley Pdf

Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view.

Author : R.E. Asher,Christopher Moseley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317851097

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Atlas of the World's Languages by R.E. Asher,Christopher Moseley Pdf

Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.

Author : Christopher Moseley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135796402

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Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages by Christopher Moseley Pdf

The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly in the past decade, as a result of the impact of globalization. This book appears as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of disappearing within the next few decades. Endangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of the world's smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today are discussed in the book's introduction. The introduction is followed by regional sections, each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a comprehensive listing of every language which, by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction, is likely to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of the world's remaining language stocks. Each regional section comprises an introduction that deals with problems of language preservation peculiar to the area, surveys of known extinct languages, and problems of classification. The introduction is followed by a list of all known languages within the region, endangered or not, arranged by genetic affiliation, with endangered and extinct languages marked. This listing is followed by entries in alphabetical order covering each language listed as endangered. Useful maps are provided to pinpoint the more complex clusters of smaller languages in every region of the world. The Encyclopedia therefore provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current language policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent, detailed descriptions of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear alphabetical entries, region by region, of all the world's languages currently thought to be in danger of extinction. The Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages will be a necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.

Author : David Bradley,Maya Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107041134

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Language Endangerment by David Bradley,Maya Bradley Pdf

Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.

Author : Lyle Campbell,Anna Belew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317413899

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Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages by Lyle Campbell,Anna Belew Pdf

Cataloguing the World’s Endangered Languages brings together the results of the extensive and influential Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) project. Based on the findings from the most extensive endangered languages research project, this is the most comprehensive source of accurate information on endangered languages. The book presents the academic and scientific findings that underpin the online Catalogue, located at www.endangeredlanguages.com, making it an essential companion to the website for academics and researchers working in this area. While the online Catalogue displays much data from the ELCat project, this volume develops and emphasizes aspects of the research behind the data and includes topics of great interest in the field, not previously covered in a single volume. Cataloguing the World’s Endangered Languages is an important volume of particular interest to academics and researchers working with endangered languages.

Author : David A. Peterson
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199270927

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Applicative Constructions by David A. Peterson Pdf

This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time. Applicative constructions are typically described as transitivizing because they allow an intransitive base verb to have a direct object. The term originates from the seventeenth-century missionary grammars of Uto-Aztecan languages. Constructions designated as prepositional, benefactive, and instrumental may refer to the same or similar phenomena. Applicative constructions have been deployed in the development of a range of syntactic theories which have then often been used to explain their functions, usually within the context of Bantu languages. Dr Peterson provides a wealth of cross-linguistic information on discourse-functional, diachronic, and typological aspects of applicative constructions. He documents their unexpected synchronic variety and the diversity of diachronic sources about them. He argues that many standard assumptions about applicatives are unfounded, and provides a clear guide for future language-specific and cross-linguistic research and analysis.

Author : Shobhana Lakshmi Chelliah
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110801118

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A Grammar of Meithei by Shobhana Lakshmi Chelliah 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 : Neil G. Jacobs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 052177215X

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Yiddish by Neil G. Jacobs Pdf

This 2005 book was the first ever overview of all aspects of Yiddish language and lingustics.

Author : Thomas Washington Delahanty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Dyes and dyeing
ISBN : PURD:32754082467691

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The German Dyestuffs Industry by Thomas Washington Delahanty Pdf