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Austroasiatic Languages
Author: Jeremy H. C. S. Davidson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780728601833
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Grammar of Kharia
Author: John Peterson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2010-12-10
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9004190090
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The present study is an extensive description of Kharia, a member of the southern branch of the Munda family, spoken in central-eastern India. It covers virtually all areas of the grammar, including phonology, morphology, syntax as well as a detailed discussion of the lexicon.
The Munda Languages
Author: Gregory D.S. Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-04-08
Total Pages: 808
ISBN-13: 1317828860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic family are spoken within central and eastern India by almost ten million people. To date, they are the least well-known and least documented languages of the Indian subcontinent. This unprecedented and original work draws together a distinguished group of international experts in the field of Munda language research and presents current assessments of a wide range of typological and comparative-historical issues, providing agendas for future research. Representing the current state of Munda Linguistics, this volume provides detailed descriptions of almost all of the languages in the family, in addition to a brief chapter discussing the enigmatic Nihali language.
Pronouns
Author: D. N. Shankara Bhat
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 0199269122
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On the basis of a cross-linguistic study of over 250 languages, this book brings to light several fascinating characteristics of pronouns. It argues that these words do not form a single category, but rather two different categories called 'personal pronouns' and 'proforms'. It points outseveral differences between the two, such as the occurrence of a dual structure among proforms but not among personal pronouns. These differences are shown to derive from the distinct functions that the two categories have to perform in language.The book also shows that the so-called interrogative pronouns of familiar languages do not actually have interrogation as their meaning. One can only assign the meaning of indefiniteness to them. Further, the notion of indefiniteness that can be associated with these and other pronouns is quitedifferent from the one that can be associated with noun phrases. Other interesting aspects of this book include the postulation of certain typological distinctions like 'two-person' and 'three-person' languages and 'free-pronoun' and 'bound-pronoun' languages.
The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia
Author: Hans Henrich Hock
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2016-05-24
Total Pages: 927
ISBN-13: 3110423308
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 1400
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The record of each copyright registration listed in the Catalog includes a description of the work copyrighted and data relating to the copyright claim (the name of the copyright claimant as given in the application for registration, the copyright date, the copyright registration number, etc.).
The Handbook of Austroasiatic Languages (2 vols)
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2014-12-04
Total Pages: 1358
ISBN-13: 9004283579
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages is the first comprehensive reference work on this important language family of South and Southeast Asia. Austroasiatic languages are spoken by more than 100 million people, from central India to Vietnam, from Malaysia to Southern China, including national language Cambodian and Vietnamese, and more than 130 minority communities, large and small. The handbook comprises two parts, Overviews and Grammar Sketches: Part 1) The overview chapters cover typology, classification, historical reconstruction, plus a special overview of the Munda languages. Part 2) Some 27 scholars present grammar sketches of 21 languages, representing 12 of the 13 branches. The sketches are carefully prepared according to the editors’ unifying typological approach, ensuring analytical and notational comparability throughout.
Linguistics in South Asia
Author: Murray B. Emeneau
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2016-11-21
Total Pages: 832
ISBN-13: 3110819503
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Historical Linguistics 1999
Author: Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781588110640
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a selection of papers from the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics held August 9-13, 1999, at the University of British Columbia. From the rich program and the many papers given during this conference, the present twenty-three papers were carefully selected to display the state of current research in the field of historical linguistics.
