A Grammar of the Brahui Language in Comparative Treatment
Author: Mikhail Sergeevich Andronov
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 124
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Author: Mikhail Sergeevich Andronov
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Denys Bray
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 264
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 262
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mikhail Sergeevich Andronov
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9783447044554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDue to their crucial role one of the major tasks in modern South Asia linguistics is the research of the historical view of the Dravidian Languages. A knowledge of the Dravidian language structure in all its development stages, from their earliest beginnings to today, is necessary for understanding numerous fundamental aspects with the emergence of the indoarian, Munda and other languages of south Asia and of course for the history of the Dravidian language family itself. The Comparative Grammar forms an important part of the historical linguistics. Yet Richard Caldwell's Comparative Grammar of Dravidian or South Indian Family of Languages (London, 1856, 2/1875, 3/1913) is outdated. An up to date comparative grammar of the Dravidian languages therefore was long overdue. With the work of the renowned Russian Dravidian scientist Mikhail S. Andronov, in which the over 80 known, investigated and described languages and dialects of the Dravidian language family are taken in consideration, this gap has been closed.
Author: Simone Mattiola
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2019-04-24
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9027262586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aim of this book is to give the first large-scale typological investigation of pluractionality in the languages of the world. Pluractionality is defined as the morphological modification of the verb to express a plurality of situations that can additionally involve a plurality of participants and/or spaces. Based on a 246-language sample, the main characteristics of pluractionality are described and discussed throughout the book. Firstly, a description of the functions that pluractional markers cross-linguistically express is presented and the relationships occurring among them are explained through the semantic map model. Then, the marking strategies that languages display to express such functions are illustrated and some issues concerning the formal identification are briefly discussed as well. The typological generalizations are corroborated showing how pluractional markers work in three specific languages (Akawaio, Beja, Maa). In conclusion, the theoretical conceptualization of pluractionality is discussed referring to the Radical Construction Grammar approach.
Author: Tivadar Duka
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 88
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Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2016-05-24
Total Pages: 964
ISBN-13: 3110423383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith 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: Mikhail Sergeevich Andronov
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 176
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Published: 1909
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Published: 1875
Total Pages: 816
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