Expressive Morphology In The Languages Of South Asia

Author : Jeffrey P. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351967723

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Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia by Jeffrey P. Williams Pdf

Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia explores the intricacies of the grammars of several of the languages of the South Asian subcontinent. Specifically, the contributors to this volume examine grammatical resources for shaping elaborative, rhyming, and alliterative expressions, conveying the emotions, states, conditions and perceptions of speakers. These forms, often referred to expressives, remain relatively undocumented, until now. It is clear from the evidence on contextualized language use that the grammatically artistic usage of these forms enriches and enlivens both every day and ritualized genres of discourse. The contributors to this volume provide grammatical and sociolinguistic documentation through a typological introduction to the diversity of expressive forms in the languages of South Asia. This book is suitable for students and researchers in South Asian Languages, and language families of the following; Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Sino-Tibetan and Austro-Asiatic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004439153

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Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area by Anonim Pdf

This volume provides a first of its kind account of expressives in the region from a grammatical, historical, and literary perspective. It provides case studies from the four major language families of South Asia.

Author : Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 50,7 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 : Michael C. Shapiro,Harold F. Schiffman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110857634

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Language and Society in South Asia by Michael C. Shapiro,Harold F. Schiffman Pdf

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Author : G. A. Zograph
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000831597

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Languages of South Asia by G. A. Zograph Pdf

First published in 1982, Languages of South Asia covers all important languages and language groups of the so-called Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). It concentrates on the more southern languages, that is the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Munda groups; a brief survey of Tibeto-Burman languages is also included. As well as giving a description of the current status and character of each language, Dr. Zograph goes into a detailed structural analysis of its phonology, morphology and syntax. The problems of the historical background of the modern languages, and their classification, are also discussed. The book is supplemented by two language maps, tables showing the main alphabets, a bibliography of reliable works on the subject and an index of 350 language names used in the text. This book will be of interest to students of language, linguistics and South Asian studies.

Author : Murray B. Emeneau,Charles A. Fergusson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110819502

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Linguistics in South Asia by Murray B. Emeneau,Charles A. Fergusson Pdf

Author : Jeffrey P. Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108834032

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Expressivity in European Languages by Jeffrey P. Williams Pdf

Providing extensive data on a range of European languages, this book highlights the key role expressivity plays in all language.

Author : Georgiĭ Aleksandrovich Zograf
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UCAL:B4929463

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Languages of South Asia by Georgiĭ Aleksandrovich Zograf Pdf

Author : Anju Saxena,Lars Borin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197785

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Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia by Anju Saxena,Lars Borin Pdf

The increasing globalization and centralization in the world is threatening the existence of a large number of smaller languages. In South Asia some locally dominant languages (e.g., Hindi, Urdu, Nepali) are gaining ground beside English at the expense of the lesser-known languages. Despite a long history of stable multilingualism, language death is not uncommon in the South Asian context. We do not know how the language situation in South Asia will be affected by modern information and communication technologies: Will cultural and linguistic diversity be strengthened or weakened as they become increasingly prevalent in all walks of life? This volume brings together areas of research that so far do not interact to any significant extent: traditional South Asian descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics, documentary linguistics, issues of intellectual and cultural property and fieldwork ethics, and language technology. Researchers working in the areas of documentary linguistics and language technology have become aware of each other in the last few years, and of how work in the other area could be potentially useful in furthering their own aims. Similarly, the insights of documentary linguistics are making their way into descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics. However, the potential for synergy among these areas of research is almost limitless. This volume provides the reader, not so much with a do-it-yourself recipe for applying modern technology to the problem of language shift in South Asia today, but rather with some basic knowledge about the problems involved and some directions from which solutions could be forthcoming, a toolbox rather than a blueprint, for helping to shape the linguistic future of South Asia.

Author : Rajendra Singh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110225594

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Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics 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 : Anvita Abbi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : South Asia
ISBN : UCAL:B3884301

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Reduplication in South Asian Languages by Anvita Abbi Pdf

Author : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1139465503

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Language in South Asia by Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar Pdf

South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.

Author : V. Dayal,Anoop Mahajan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,6 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 : Reena Ashem,Gurmeet Kaur,Usha Udaar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 48,8 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 : Josef Bayer,Tanmoy Bhattacharya,Musaliyar Veettil Tharayil Hany Babu
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027233667

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Linguistic Theory and South Asian Languages by Josef Bayer,Tanmoy Bhattacharya,Musaliyar Veettil Tharayil 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.