Complex Predicates In South Asian Languages

Author : Manindra K. Verma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015032548029

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Complex Predicates in South Asian Languages by Manindra K. Verma Pdf

Complex Predicates Have Been A Readily Identifiable Feature Of South Asian Languages. This Study Is The First Attempt Of Its Kind To Bring Together The Data And Descriptive Facts From Various South Asian Languages With A View To Providing A Comparative Picture As Well As An Overall Theoretical Perspective.

Author : V. Dayal,Anoop Mahajan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781402027192

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Clause Structure in South Asian Languages by V. Dayal,Anoop Mahajan Pdf

The researchers in the field of theoretical and theoretically inclined descriptive linguistics have for a long time felt a need for detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of various syntactic phenomena in South Asian languages. Clause Structure in South Asian Languages: provides a comprehensive overview and covers major aspects of clause structure in a variety of South Asian languages; provides detailed analyses of several aspects of phrase structure of many prominent South Asian languages; gives theoretically up-to-date treatment of several important issues in South Asian syntax and semantics; contains papers by some of the most prominent linguists working on South Asian languages.

Author : Miriam Butt
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language (CSLI)
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1881526585

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The Structure of Complex Predicates in Urdu by Miriam Butt Pdf

This book takes a detailed look at two differing complex predicates in the South Asian language Urdu. The Urdu permissive in particular brings into focus the problem of the syntax-semantics mismatch. An examination of the syntactic properties of this complex predicate shows that it is formed by the combination of two semantic heads, but that this combination is not mirrored in the syntax in terms of any kind of syntactic or lexical incorporation.

Author : Pritha Chandra,Richa Srishti
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027270825

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The Lexicon–Syntax Interface by Pritha Chandra,Richa Srishti Pdf

The present collection offers fresh perspectives on the lexicon-syntax interface, drawing on novel data from South Asian languages like Bangla, Hindi-Urdu, Kashmiri, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Punjabi, and Telugu. It covers different phenomena like adjectives, nominal phrases, ditransitives, light verbs, middles, passives, causatives, agreement, and pronominal clitics, while trying to settle the theoretical tensions underlying the interaction of the lexicon with the narrow syntactic component. All the chapters critically survey previous analyses in detail, suggesting how these may or may not be extended to South Asian languages. Novel explanations are proposed, which handle not only the novel data presented here, but also pave alternative ways to look at issues of minimalist architecture.

Author : Rajendra Singh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Indo-Aryan languages
ISBN : 3110175800

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The Yearbook of South Asian Languages and Linguistics 2003 by Rajendra Singh Pdf

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. The considerable body of linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale. Despite this, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst South Asian linguists. The YEARBOOK OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume of this annual series will have four major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses. IV. A forum for dialogue; critiques; comments and discussions; reports on research activities; and conference announcements. In the words of the Editor-in-Chief, 'other than excellence and non-isolationism, we have no agenda and no thematic priorities'. This pioneering series will interest all those in the fields of sociolinguistics, language studies, grammar, literature and sociology.

Author : Miriam Butt,Tracy Holloway King,Gillian Ramchand
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language (CSLI)
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1881526496

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Theoretical Perspectives on Word Order in South Asian Languages by Miriam Butt,Tracy Holloway King,Gillian Ramchand Pdf

A collection of papers on word order variation in the languages of South Asia.

Author : Bhadriraju Krishnamurti,Colin P. Masica,Anjani Kumar Sinha
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8120800338

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South Asian Languages by Bhadriraju Krishnamurti,Colin P. Masica,Anjani Kumar Sinha Pdf

Author : Reena Ashem,Gurmeet Kaur,Usha Udaar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443891875

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Exploring the Syntax and Semantics of South Asian Languages by Reena Ashem,Gurmeet Kaur,Usha Udaar Pdf

This collection offers fresh perspectives on the syntax and semantics of South Asian languages, drawing on novel data from Meiteilon, Haryanavi, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bangla. It covers three major grammatical aspects: namely, the status of primitive categories, clausal and nominal structure, and case/phi-agreement. All the contributions here provide comprehensive descriptive discussions followed by analyses couched within the generative paradigm, thereby offering detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of important issues in South Asian languages.

Author : Rajendra Singh,Ghanshyam Sharma
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110270655

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Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics by Rajendra Singh,Ghanshyam Sharma Pdf

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia. The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.

Author : Rajendra Singh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110254839

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Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics 2010 by Rajendra Singh Pdf

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia. The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.

Author : Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110423389

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The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia by Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir Pdf

With nearly a quarter of the world’s population, members of at least five major language families plus several putative language isolates, South Asia is a fascinating arena for linguistic investigations, whether comparative-historical linguistics, studies of language contact and multilingualism, or general linguistic theory. This volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. Focus is both on what has been accomplished so far and on what remains unresolved or controversial and hence offers challenges for future research. In addition to covering the languages, their histories, and their genetic classification, as well as phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics, the volume provides special coverage of contact and convergence, indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions, applications of modern technology to South Asian languages, and South Asian writing systems. An appendix offers a classified listing of major sources and resources, both digital/online and printed.

Author : Alex Alsina i Keith,Joan Bresnan,Peter Sells
Publisher : Stanford Univ Center for the Study
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1575860465

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Complex Predicates by Alex Alsina i Keith,Joan Bresnan,Peter Sells Pdf

A variety of approaches to the question of the range and nature of complex predicates.

Author : Taro Kageyama,Peter E. Hook,Prashant Pardeshi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191077432

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Verb-Verb Complexes in Asian Languages by Taro Kageyama,Peter E. Hook,Prashant Pardeshi Pdf

This volume is the first to present a detailed survey of the systems of verb-verb complexes in Asian languages from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. Many Asian languages share, to a greater or lesser extent, a unique class of compound verbs consisting of a main verb and a quasi-auxiliary verb known as a 'vector' or 'explicator'. These quasi-auxiliary verbs exhibit unique grammatical behaviour that suggests that they have an intermediate status between full lexical verbs and wholly reduced auxiliaries. They are also semantically unique, in that when they are combined with main verbs, they can convey a rich variety of functional meanings beyond the traditional notions of tense, aspect, and modality, such as manner and intensity of action, benefaction for speaker or hearer, and polite or derogatory styles in speech. In this book, leading specialists in a range of Asian languages offer an in-depth analysis of the long-standing questions relating to the diachrony and geographical distribution of verb-verb complexes. The findings have implications for the general understanding of the grammaticalization of verb categories, complex predicate formation, aktionsart and event semantics, the morphology-syntax-semantics interface, areal linguistics, and typology.

Author : Josef Bayer,Tanmoy Bhattacharya,M.T. Hany Babu
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027292452

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Linguistic Theory and South Asian Languages by Josef Bayer,Tanmoy Bhattacharya,M.T. Hany Babu Pdf

The South Asian languages, mainly Indo-Aryan and Dravidian, have become a focus of interest in the formal study of language as a natural consequence of the research program of the Principle and Parameters approach and an enforced interest in exploring the parametrical space of human language. The contributions to the present volume combine theoretical reasoning in syntax and phonology with a comparative research agenda in which South Asian languages figure prominently. The topics range from issues of clause structure, serial verb constructions, cleft- and question formation, to the question of what the proper syntactic format of modification should be, issues of binding theory and raising, and issues of complementation, the clausal periphery and clausal typing. The collection of articles concludes with two chapters on Dravidian and comparative phonology and a chapter on the shaping of phonological awareness by different writing systems. The authors and the editors devote this piece of work to Professor K.A. Jayaseelan, one of present-day India’s most influential linguists.

Author : Colin P. Masica
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015070116002

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Old and New Perspectives on South Asian Languages by Colin P. Masica Pdf

This volume represents a good sample of current scholarship on South Asian languages, historical, descriptive, and typological. It includes material pertaining to most of the linguistic stocks of South Asia (Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Munda, Tibeto-Burman, even Burushaski-along with important comparisons with some of those outside it) - by contributors from six different countries. It grew out of an international contributors from six different countries. It grew out of an international conference on South Asian languages held in Moscow in July 2003.