Linguistics In South Asia

Author : Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 45,9 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 : 51,6 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 : Ghanshyam Sharma,John J. Lowe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110753066

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Trends in South Asian Linguistics by Ghanshyam Sharma,John J. Lowe Pdf

The field of South Asian linguistics has undergone considerable growth and advancement in recent years, as a wider and more diverse range of languages have become subject to serious linguistic study, and as advancements in theoretical linguistics are applied to the rich linguistic data of South Asia. In this growth and diversity, it can be difficult to retain a broad grasp on the current state of the art, and to maintain a sense of the underlying unity of the field. This volume brings together twenty articles by leading scholars in South Asian linguistics, which showcase the cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, and offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art in South Asian linguistics. The contributions to the volume focus primarily on syntax and semantics, but also include important contributions on morphological and phonological questions. The contributions also cover a wide range of languages, from well-studied Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Bangla and Panjabi, through Dravidian languages to endangered and understudied Tibeto-Burman languages. This collection is a must-read for all scholars interested in current trends and advancements in South Asian linguistics.

Author : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521781411

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

An overview of the language in South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context, comprising authoritative contributions from international scholars within the field of language and linguistics. It is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.

Author : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : Josef Bayer,Tanmoy Bhattacharya,M.T. Hany Babu
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,6 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 : Franklin Southworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134317776

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Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia by Franklin Southworth Pdf

Linguistics Archaeology of South Asia brings together linguistics and archaeological evidence of South Asian prehistory.

Author : Jeffrey P. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,9 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 : Ee Ling Low,Anne Pakir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429782060

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English in East and South Asia by Ee Ling Low,Anne Pakir Pdf

This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, it provides a rigorous theoretical overview that is necessary for the understanding of EESA in relation to the burgeoning works on World Englishes as a discipline. Secondly, in the section on linguistic features, a systematic template was made available to the contributors so that linguistic coverage of the variety/varieties is similar. Thirdly, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual English in use in a wide variety of domains such as social media, the Internet and popular culture/music are discussed. Finally, this volume includes an extensive bibliography of works on EESA, thus providing a useful and valuable resource for language researchers, linguists, classroom educators, policymakers and anyone interested in the topic of EESA or World Englishes. This volume hopes to advance understanding of the spread and development of the different sub-varieties reflecting both the political developments and cultural norms in the region.

Author : Paul Sidwell,Mathias Jenny
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110558142

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The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia by Paul Sidwell,Mathias Jenny Pdf

The handbook will offer a survey of the field of linguistics in the early 21st century for the Southeast Asian Linguistic Area. The last half century has seen a great increase in work on language contact, work in genetic, theoretical, and descriptive linguistics, and since the 1990s especially documentation of endangered languages. The book will provide an account of work in these areas, focusing on the achievements of SEAsian linguistics, as well as the challenges and unresolved issues, and provide a survey of the relevant major publications and other available resources. We will address: Survey of the languages of the area, organized along genetic lines, with discussion of relevant political and cultural background issues Theoretical/descriptive and typological issues Genetic classification and historical linguistics Areal and contact linguistics Other areas of interest such as sociolinguistics, semantics, writing systems, etc. Resources (major monographs and monograph series, dictionaries, journals, electronic data bases, etc.) Grammar sketches of languages representative of the genetic and structural diversity of the region.

Author : Kārumūri V. Subbārāo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521861489

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South Asian Languages by Kārumūri V. Subbārāo Pdf

Explores the similarities and differences of about forty South Asian languages from the four different language families.

Author : Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000542288

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Linguistic Landscapes in South-East Asia by Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi Pdf

Anchored within current issues and debates in the field of Linguistic Landscape (LL) scholarship, this edited volume is concerned with politics of language and the semiotic construction of space in multilingual and multi-ethnic Asian countries. Spanning Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China, the chapters explore how different individuals and collectivities use semiotic resources in different spaces – schools, airports, streets and shops as well as online platforms – to reinforce or contest existing social structures, bearing strong implications for language maintenance and cultural revitalization, construction of ethnolinguistic and national identities, and socioeconomic mobility. Part I looks into how globalization and its accompanying forces and influences – such as the importance of English in socioeconomic mobility – come into contact with local Asian cultures and languages. Part II examines minority languages, demographically and socio-politically established in the countries, shedding light on the role of LL that plays in both their minorization and revitalization processes. Part III investigates how LL is utilized as a site for constructing identities to pursue socioeconomic, political and cultural goals. It is within this perspective that the presence and salience of English in the LL of the countries along with the use of the Asian languages is analyzed and understood, shedding light on how Asian heritage languages and cultures are preserved and/or certain identities in the times of political unrest or economic development are expressed. This fascinating insight into linguistic landscapes in Asia will be of interest to researchers, students and policy makers in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics anywhere in the world.

Author : Murray B. Emeneau,Charles A. Fergusson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 46,6 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 : Alice Vittrant,Justin Watkins
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110402131

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The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area by Alice Vittrant,Justin Watkins Pdf

This book lies at the crossroads of areal typology, language contact and genetic affiliation. Concerned with mainland Southeast Asia in particular, the various grammatical sketches lay emphasis on characteristics shared by unrelated languages.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 55,9 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.