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The Tungusic Languages

Alexander Vovin,José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente,Juha Janhunen
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Author : Alexander Vovin,José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente,Juha Janhunen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317542797

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The Tungusic Languages by Alexander Vovin,José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente,Juha Janhunen Pdf

The Tungusic Languages is a survey of Tungusic, a language family which is seriously endangered today, but which at the time of its maximum spread was present all over Northeast Asia. This volume offers a systematic succession of separate chapters on all the individual Tungusic languages, as well as a number of additional chapters containing contextual information on the language family as a whole, its background and current state, as well as its history of research and documentation. Manchu and its mediaeval ancestor Jurchen are important historical literary languages discussed in this volume, while the other Tungusic languages, around a dozen altogether, have always been spoken by small, local, though in some cases territorially widespread, populations engaged in traditional subsistence activities of the Eurasian taiga and steppe zones and the North Pacific coast. All contributors to this volume are well-known specialists on their specific topics, and, importantly, all the authors of the chapters dealing with modern languages have personal experience of linguistic field work among Tungusic speakers. This volume will be informative for scholars and students specialising in the languages and peoples of Northeast Asia, and will also be of interest to those engaged with linguistic typology, cultural anthropology, and ethnic history who wish to obtain information on the Tungusic languages.

The Manchu-Tungusic Languages

A. Vovin
The Manchu Tungusic Languages Book PDF

Author : A. Vovin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Tungus-Manchu languages
ISBN : 0700712844

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The Manchu-Tungusic Languages by A. Vovin Pdf

The Manchu-Tungusic languages constitute a linguistically well-defined but geographically widely-dispersed family of about a dozen separate languages distributed in Siberia, Central and East Asia. Although a considerable amount of descriptive, historical and field work has been carried out on these languages in Russia and China, little is known about them in the west, since almost all available publications are either in Russian or in Chinese. An up-to-date survey of this language family aimed at the western reader is therefore long overdue.

Tungusic languages: Past and present

Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne
Tungusic languages Past and present Book PDF

Author : Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961103959

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Tungusic languages: Past and present by Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne Pdf

Tungusic is a small family of languages, many of which are endangered. It encompasses approximately twenty languages located in Siberia and northern China. These languages are distributed over an enormous area that ranges from the Yenisey River and Xinjiang in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula and Sakhalin in the east. They extend as far north as the Taimyr Peninsula and, for a brief period, could even be found in parts of Central and Southern China. This book is an attempt to bring researchers from different backgrounds together to provide an open-access publication in English that is freely available to all scholars in the field. The contributions cover all branches of Tungusic and a wide range of linguistic features. Topics include synchronic descriptions, typological comparisons, dialectology, language contact, and diachronic reconstruction. Some of the contributions are based on first-hand data collected during fieldwork, in some cases from the last speakers of a given language.

Tungusic languages

Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne
Tungusic languages Book PDF

Author : Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783985540532

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Tungusic languages by Andreas Hölzl,Thomas E. Payne Pdf

Tungusic is a small family of languages, many of which are endangered. It encompasses approximately twenty languages located in Siberia and northern China. These languages are distributed over an enormous area that ranges from the Yenisey River and Xinjiang in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula and Sakhalin in the east. They extend as far north as the Taimyr Peninsula and, for a brief period, could even be found in parts of Central and Southern China. This book is an attempt to bring researchers from different backgrounds together to provide an open-access publication in English that is freely available to all scholars in the field. The contributions cover all branches of Tungusic and a wide range of linguistic features. Topics include synchronic descriptions, typological comparisons, dialectology, language contact, and diachronic reconstruction. Some of the contributions are based on first-hand data collected during fieldwork, in some cases from the last speakers of a given language.

Materials for the Study of Tungusic Languages and Folklore

Alfred F. Majewicz
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Author : Alfred F. Majewicz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1419 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110221053

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Materials for the Study of Tungusic Languages and Folklore by Alfred F. Majewicz Pdf

Volume 4 includes unique records of Orok (Uilta), a Tungusic language (dictionaries, texts, grammatical comments) noted down by Pilsudski directly from native informants at the beginning of the 20th century on Sakhalin. The original source material is identified with the help of - and confronted against - all the existing contemporary dictionaries with the assistance of leading specialists in the field (the Novosibirsk Avrorin group, also called the school of Manchu-Tungusologists). Abundant comparative data are quoted. All necessary introductory information and commentaries of ethnographic, historical, and linguistic nature are provided. Archival photos taken by Pilsudski are juxtaposed with related contemporary photos especially taken for this purpose. In addition, samples of original manuscript pages are reproduced. Bibliographical data and indices are provided in conformity with the previous volumes.

Language Contact in Siberia

Bayarma Khabtagaeva
Language Contact in Siberia Book PDF

Author : Bayarma Khabtagaeva
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004390768

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Language Contact in Siberia by Bayarma Khabtagaeva Pdf

This monograph dicsusses phonetic, morphological and semantic features of Altaic elements in Yeniseian, a rather heterogeneous language family traditionally classified as one of the ‘Paleo-Siberian’ language groups, that are not related to each other.

Recent Advances in Tungusic Linguistics

Lindsay J. Whaley,Andreĭ Lʹvovich Malʹchukov
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Author : Lindsay J. Whaley,Andreĭ Lʹvovich Malʹchukov
Publisher : Harrassowitz
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Tungus-Manchu languages
ISBN : 344706532X

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Recent Advances in Tungusic Linguistics by Lindsay J. Whaley,Andreĭ Lʹvovich Malʹchukov Pdf

The Tungusic languages are spoken across most of eastern Siberia and northern China. Because all of the Tungusic languages are endangered, the opportunity to learn more about the structures of these languages in the future will become limited. Recent Advances in Tungusic Linguistics includes invited contributions from sixteen specialists on Tungusic from all over the world. The volume presents research that is representative of the current scientific knowledge. It includes papers of a comparative orientation in the tradition of Tungusic studies, but also addresses new domains (e.g. discourse), as well as employing new methods (e.g. new possibilities of acoustic analysis in phonetic research and the use of semantic maps in morphosyntax). All essays have a typological orientation, even though they draw on the material from individual Tungusic languages. With the varied conception of this volume, the editors Lindsay J. Whaley and Andrej L. Malchukov aim at stimulating further interaction and collaboration in the domain of Tungusic studies.

Evenki

Igor Nedjalkov
Evenki Book PDF

Author : Igor Nedjalkov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317832348

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Evenki by Igor Nedjalkov Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages

Martine Robbeets,Alexander Savelyev
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Author : Martine Robbeets,Alexander Savelyev
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198804628

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The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages by Martine Robbeets,Alexander Savelyev Pdf

The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages provides a comprehensive account of the Transeurasian languages, and is the first major reference work in the field since 1965. The term 'Transeurasian' refers to a large group of geographically adjacent languages that includes five uncontroversial linguistic families: Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic. The historical connection between these languages, however, constitutes one of the most debated issues in historical comparative linguistics. In the present book, a team of leading international scholars in the field take a balanced approach to this controversy, integrating different theoretical frameworks, combining both functional and formal linguistics, and showing that genealogical and areal approaches are in fact compatible with one another. The volume is divided into five parts. Part I deals with the historical sources and periodization of the Transeurasian languages and their classification and typology. In Part II, chapters provide individual structural overviews of the Transeurasian languages and the linguistic subgroups that they belong to, while Part III explores Transeurasian phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, and semantics from a comparative perspective. Part IV offers a range of areal and genealogical explanations for the correlations observed in the preceding parts. Finally, Part V combines archaeological, genetic, and anthropological perspectives on the identity of speakers of Transeurasian languages. The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages will be an indispensable resource for specialists in Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages and for anyone with an interest in Transeurasian and comparative linguistics more broadly.

Evenki

Igor Nedjalkov
Evenki Book PDF

Author : Igor Nedjalkov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317832331

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Evenki by Igor Nedjalkov Pdf

Evenki is one of nine Tungusic languages spoken in Siberia and Northern China. This book gives the first ever complete description of all this language's linguistic domain. Evenki is remarkable both for the vast area where it is spoken - from Western Siberia through the Amur region to the shores of the Arctic Ocean to Northern China - and for its immense number of dialects and sub-dialects.

Introduction to Altaic Philology

Igor de Rachewiltz,Volker Rybatzki
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Author : Igor de Rachewiltz,Volker Rybatzki
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004188891

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Introduction to Altaic Philology by Igor de Rachewiltz,Volker Rybatzki Pdf

There are many excellent books dealing with Old Turkic, Preclassical and Classical Mongolian and Literary Manchu individually, but none providing in a single volume a comprehensive survey of all the three major Altaic languages. The present volume attempts to fill this gap; at the same time it reviews also the much debated Altaic Hypothesis. The book is intended for use by students at university level as well as by general readers with a basic knowledge of linguistics. The 39 language texts analysed in the volume are discussed within their historical and cultural context, thus vastly enlarging the scope of the purely linguistic investigation.

Is Japanese Related to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic?

Martine Irma Robbeets
Is Japanese Related to Korean Tungusic Mongolic and Turkic Book PDF

Author : Martine Irma Robbeets
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Comparative linguistics
ISBN : 3447052473

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Is Japanese Related to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic? by Martine Irma Robbeets Pdf

Where does Japanese come from? The linguistic origin of the Japanese language is among the most disputed questions of language history. One current hypothesis is that Japanese is an Altaic language, sharing a common ancestor with Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic. But, the opinions are strongly polarized. Especially the inclusion of Japanese into this classification model is very much under debate. Given the lack of consensus in the field, this book presents a state of the art for the etymological evidence relating Japanese to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic. The different Altaic etymologies proposed in the scholarly literature are gathered in an etymological index of Japanese appended to this book. An item-by-item sifting of the evidence helps to hold down borrowings, universal similarities and coincidental look-alikes to a small percentage. When the remaining core-evidence is screened in terms of phonological regularity, the answer to the intriguing question is beginning to take shape.

The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia

Edward Vajda
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Author : Edward Vajda
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110556216

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The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia by Edward Vajda Pdf

The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia: A Comprehensive Guide surveys the indigenous languages of Asia’s North Pacific Rim, Siberia, and adjacent portions of Inner Eurasia. It provides in-depth descriptions of every first-order family of this vast area, with special emphasis on family-internal subdivision and dialectal differentiation. Individual chapters trace the origins and expansion of the region’s widespread pastoral-based language groups as well as the microfamilies and isolates spoken by northern Asia’s surviving hunter-gatherers. Separate chapters cover sparsely recorded languages of early Inner Eurasia that defy precise classification and the various pidgins and creoles spread over the region. Other chapters investigate the typology of salient linguistic features of the area, including vowel harmony, noun inflection, verb indexing (also known as agreement), complex morphologies, and the syntax of complex predicates. Issues relating to genealogical ancestry, areal contact and language endangerment receive equal attention. With historical connections both to Eurasia’s pastoral-based empires as well as to ancient population movements into the Americas, the steppes, taiga forests, tundra and coastal fringes of northern Asia offer a complex and fascinating object of linguistic investigation.

Saving Languages

Lenore A. Grenoble,Lindsay J. Whaley
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Author : Lenore A. Grenoble,Lindsay J. Whaley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139445421

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Saving Languages by Lenore A. Grenoble,Lindsay J. Whaley Pdf

Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, written not only for linguists and anthropologists, but also for language activists and community members who believe they should ensure the future use of their languages, despite their predicted loss. Drawing extensively on case studies, it sets out the necessary background and highlights central issues such as literacy, policy decisions, and allocation of resources. Its primary goal is to provide the essential tools for a successful language revitalization program, such as setting and achieving realistic goals, and anticipating and resolving common obstacles. Clearly written and informative, Saving Languages will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the fate of small language communities around the globe.

Encyclopedia of Linguistics

Philipp Strazny
Encyclopedia of Linguistics Book PDF

Author : Philipp Strazny
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1275 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135455224

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Encyclopedia of Linguistics by Philipp Strazny Pdf

Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.