Reconstructing Languages And Cultures

Author : Edgar C. Polomé,Werner Winter
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110867923

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Reconstructing Languages and Cultures by Edgar C. Polomé,Werner Winter Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Vitaliĭ Viktorovich Shevoroshkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Historical linguistics
ISBN : UOM:39015015363065

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Reconstructing Languages and Cultures by Vitaliĭ Viktorovich Shevoroshkin Pdf

Author : Anthony Fox
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198700016

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Linguistic Reconstruction by Anthony Fox Pdf

"Anthony Fox's new textbook is primarily for students with an elementary knowledge of general linguistics who need an up-to-date introduction to historical linguistics, particularly to new developments in the theory and practice of linguistic reconstruction." -- Back cover.

Author : Vitaliĭ Viktorovich Shevoroshkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Comparative linguistics
ISBN : 3883397083

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Reconstructing Languages and Cultures by Vitaliĭ Viktorovich Shevoroshkin Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780080877754

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Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World by Anonim Pdf

Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the major languages and language families of the world. It will provide full descriptions of the phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax of the world’s major languages, giving insights into their structure, history and development, sounds, meaning, structure, and language family, thereby both highlighting their diversity for comparative study, and contextualizing them according to their genetic relationships and regional distribution. Based on the highly acclaimed and award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, this volume will provide an edited collection of almost 400 articles throughout which a representative subset of the world's major languages are unfolded and explained in up-to-date terminology and authoritative interpretation, by the leading scholars in linguistics. In highlighting the diversity of the world’s languages — from the thriving to the endangered and extinct — this work will be the first point of call to any language expert interested in this huge area. No other single volume will match the extent of language coverage or the authority of the contributors of Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. * Extraordinary breadth of coverage: a comprehensive selection of just under 400 articles covering the world's major languages, language families, and classification structures, issues and disputes * Peerless quality: based on 20 years of academic development on two editions of the leading reference resource in linguistics, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics * Unique authorship: 350 of the world's leading experts brought together for one purpose * Exceptional editorial selection, review and validation process: Keith Brown and Sarah Ogilvie act as first-tier guarantors for article quality and coverage * Compact and affordable: one-volume format makes this suitable for personal study at any institution interested in areal, descriptive, or comparative language study - and at a fraction of the cost of the full encyclopedia

Author : Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0804728054

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On the Origin of Languages by Merritt Ruhlen Pdf

Arguing that the prevailing conception of historical linguistics is flawed, the author presents a series of linguistic studies which demonstrate that all extant human languages share a common origin.

Author : Lenore A. Grenoble,Jessica Kantarovich
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027257345

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Reconstructing Non-Standard Languages by Lenore A. Grenoble,Jessica Kantarovich Pdf

Focusing on language contact involving Russian, and the linguistic varieties that emerged from that contact in different social settings, this book analyzes issues and methodologies in reconstructing both the linguistic effects of language contact and the social contexts of usage. In-depth analyses of Odessan Russian, a southern Russian contact variety with Yiddish and Ukrainian elements, and Russian lexifier pidgins illustrate the reconstruction process, which involves making the most of all available documentation, particularly literature and stereotypical descriptions. Historical sociolinguistics of this kind straddles the fields of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and contact; this book brings together the methods and theories of these areas to show how they can result in a rich reconstruction of linguistic and socially-conditioned variation. We reconstruct the circumstances and social settings that produced this variation, and demonstrate how to reconstruct which variants were used by different types of speakers under different circumstances, and what kinds of social identities they indexed.

Author : Benjamin W. Fortson, IV
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405188968

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Indo-European Language and Culture by Benjamin W. Fortson, IV Pdf

This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field. Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

Author : Julie Tetel Andresen,Phillip M. Carter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118531280

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Languages In The World by Julie Tetel Andresen,Phillip M. Carter Pdf

This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world’s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more Includes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !Xóõ (Taa), Mongolian, and Quiché A companion website offers a host of supplementary materials including, sound files, further exercises, and detailed introductory information for students new to linguistics

Author : Benjamin W. Fortson, IV
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444359688

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Indo-European Language and Culture by Benjamin W. Fortson, IV Pdf

This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field. Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

Author : Dell H. Hymes
Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Anthropological linguistics
ISBN : UOM:39015006583705

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Language in Culture and Society by Dell H. Hymes Pdf

Reference book to serve the needs of students & teachers; includes extract from Aranda Tradition by T.G.H. Strehlow, (p.xvi-xxi); A survey of the full range of anthropological interest in the study of language and of linguistic interest in the sociological context of language.

Author : J. P. Mallory,Douglas Q. Adams
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1884964982

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Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture by J. P. Mallory,Douglas Q. Adams Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture is a major new reference work that provides full, inclusive coverage of the major Indo-European language stocks, their origins, and the range of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language. The Encyclopedia also includes numerous entries on archaeological cultures having some relationship to the origin and dispersal of Indo-European groups -- as well as entries on some of the major issues in Indo-European cultural studies.There are two kinds of entries in the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture: a) those that are devoted to archaeology, culture, or the various Indo -European languages; and b) those that are devoted to the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European words.Entries may be accessed either via the General Index or the List of Topics: Entries by Category where all individual reconstructed head-forms can also be found. Reference may also be made to the Language Indices.In order to make the book as accessible as possible to the non-specialist, the Editors have provided a list of Abbreviations and Definitions, which includes a number of definitions of specialist terms (primarily linguistic) with which readers may not be acquainted. As the writing systems of many Indo-European groups vary considerably in terms of phonological representation, there is also included a list of Phonetic Definitions.With more than 700 entries, written by specialists from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture has become an essential reference text in this field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 26924 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780080547848

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Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics by Anonim Pdf

The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. * The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field * An entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles * The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition * Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach * Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing * Available in print and online, priced separately. The online version will include updates as subjects develop ELL2 includes: * c. 7,500,000 words * c. 11,000 pages * c. 3,000 articles * c. 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour * Supplementary audio, video and text files online * c. 3,500 glossary definitions * c. 39,000 references * Extensive list of commonly used abbreviations * List of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc.) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps in print and online Also available online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics Ground-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessor An invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in the fields of: linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine & computer science. The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004508828

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Ancient Indo-European Languages between Linguistics and Philology by Anonim Pdf

This volume contains a new and up-to date selection of case studies which offer new insights on various topics in Indo-European linguistics, with a focus on contact, variation, and reconstruction, and with methods that straddle the divide between Linguistics and Philology.

Author : Mohammad Ali Jazayery,Werner Winter
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 813 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110864359

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Languages and Cultures by Mohammad Ali Jazayery,Werner Winter Pdf

This collection of 64 papers by contributors throughout the world presents work from a variety of fields, primarily Indo-European linguistics and philology, and thus reflects the broad interests of Edgar C. Polomé.