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Category : Nepal
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Nepalese Linguistics
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Category : Nepal
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Category : Nepal
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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The Dravidian Languages
Author: Sanford B. Steever
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136911642
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The Dravidian language family is the world's fourth largest with over 175 million speakers across South Asia from Pakistan to Nepal, from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka as well as having communities in Malaysia, North America and the UK. Four of the languages, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are official national languages and the Dravidian family has had a rich literary and cultural influence. This authoritative reference source provides unique descriptions of 12 of these languages, covering their historical development alongside discussions of their specialised linguistic structures and features. Each chapter combines modern linguistic theory with traditional historical linguistics and a uniform structure allows for easy typological comparison between the individual languages. Two further chapters provide general information about the language family - the introduction, which covers the history, cultural implications and linguistic background, and a separate article on Dravidian writing systems. This volume includes languages from all 4 of the Dravidian family's subgroupings: South Dravidian e.g. Tamil, Kannada; South Central Dravidian e.g. Telugu, Konda; Central Dravidian e.g. Kolami; North Dravidian e.g. Brahui, Malto. Written by a team of expert contributors, many of whom are based in Asia, each language chapter offers a detailed analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax and followed by a list of the most relevant further reading to aid the independent scholar. The Dravidian Languages will be invaluable to students and researchers within linguistics and will also be of interest to readers in the fields of comparative literature, South Asian studies and Oriental studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136911642
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The Dravidian language family is the world's fourth largest with over 175 million speakers across South Asia from Pakistan to Nepal, from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka as well as having communities in Malaysia, North America and the UK. Four of the languages, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are official national languages and the Dravidian family has had a rich literary and cultural influence. This authoritative reference source provides unique descriptions of 12 of these languages, covering their historical development alongside discussions of their specialised linguistic structures and features. Each chapter combines modern linguistic theory with traditional historical linguistics and a uniform structure allows for easy typological comparison between the individual languages. Two further chapters provide general information about the language family - the introduction, which covers the history, cultural implications and linguistic background, and a separate article on Dravidian writing systems. This volume includes languages from all 4 of the Dravidian family's subgroupings: South Dravidian e.g. Tamil, Kannada; South Central Dravidian e.g. Telugu, Konda; Central Dravidian e.g. Kolami; North Dravidian e.g. Brahui, Malto. Written by a team of expert contributors, many of whom are based in Asia, each language chapter offers a detailed analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax and followed by a list of the most relevant further reading to aid the independent scholar. The Dravidian Languages will be invaluable to students and researchers within linguistics and will also be of interest to readers in the fields of comparative literature, South Asian studies and Oriental studies.
The Rai of Eastern Nepal, Ethnic and Linguistic Grouping
Author: Gerd Hansson
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Category : Kiranti languages
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Linguistic survey of the languages of the Kiranti people of Nepal.
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Category : Kiranti languages
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Linguistic survey of the languages of the Kiranti people of Nepal.
A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai
Author: Peter Norquest
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900430052X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai, Norquest presents a reconstruction of Proto-Hlai based on data from twelve Hlai languages spoken on Hainan, China. This reconstruction includes chapters on both the Proto-Hlai initials and rimes, and original sesquisyllabic forms are shown to be necessary to account for the reflexes between the daughter languages. A comparison is made between Proto-Hlai and Proto-Tai, and a preliminary reconstruction of Proto Southern Kra-Dai (the immediate ancestor of Proto-Hlai) is performed. When this is compared with Proto-Hlai, it is shown that several important sound changes occurred between Pre-Hlai and Proto-Hlai. The aberrant Jiamao language is also examined, focusing on its complex contact relationships with other Hlai languages.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900430052X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai, Norquest presents a reconstruction of Proto-Hlai based on data from twelve Hlai languages spoken on Hainan, China. This reconstruction includes chapters on both the Proto-Hlai initials and rimes, and original sesquisyllabic forms are shown to be necessary to account for the reflexes between the daughter languages. A comparison is made between Proto-Hlai and Proto-Tai, and a preliminary reconstruction of Proto Southern Kra-Dai (the immediate ancestor of Proto-Hlai) is performed. When this is compared with Proto-Hlai, it is shown that several important sound changes occurred between Pre-Hlai and Proto-Hlai. The aberrant Jiamao language is also examined, focusing on its complex contact relationships with other Hlai languages.
The Himalayan Research Bulletin
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Category : Himalaya Mountains Region
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Himalaya Mountains Region
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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From Linguistic to Sociolinguistic Reconstruction
Author: Matthew Toulmin
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Category : Pacific Area
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Category : Pacific Area
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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The Indo-Aryan Languages
Author: Colin P. Masica
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521299442
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Colin Masica has provided a fundamental introduction which will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students of one or more of these languages who want to acquaint themselves with the broader linguistic context. Generally synchronic in approach, concentrating on the phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern representatives of the group, the volume also covers their historical development, areal context, writing systems and aspects of sociolinguistics. The survey is organised not on a language-by-language basis but by topic, so that salient theoretical issues may be discussed in a comparative context.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521299442
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Colin Masica has provided a fundamental introduction which will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students of one or more of these languages who want to acquaint themselves with the broader linguistic context. Generally synchronic in approach, concentrating on the phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern representatives of the group, the volume also covers their historical development, areal context, writing systems and aspects of sociolinguistics. The survey is organised not on a language-by-language basis but by topic, so that salient theoretical issues may be discussed in a comparative context.
Defining a Linguistic Area
Author: Colin P. Masica
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788180280221
Category : Areal linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788180280221
Category : Areal linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Tamang Tam
Author: Bryan K. Varenkamp
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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An Effort Based Approach to Consonant Lenition
Author: Robert Kirchner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136710493
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136710493
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.