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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Papers in Five Austronesian Languages
Author:
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Publisher:
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The Austronesian Languages
Author: R. A. Blust
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Stu
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Stu
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar
Author: K. Alexander Adelaar
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700712860
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700712860
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.
Perspectives on Information Structure in Austronesian Languages
Author: Atsuko Utsumi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781013291920
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Information structure is a relatively new field to linguistics and has only recently been studied for smaller and less described languages. This book is the first of its kind that brings together contributions on information structure in Austronesian languages. Current approaches from formal semantics, discourse studies, and intonational phonology are brought together with language specific and cross-linguistic expertise of Austronesian languages. The 13 chapters in this volume cover all subgroups of the large Austronesian family, including Formosan, Central Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, and Oceanic. The major focus, though, lies on Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Some chapters investigate two of the largest languages in the region (Tagalog and different varieties of Malay), others study information-structural phenomena in small, underdescribed languages. The three overarching topics that are covered in this book are NP marking and reference tracking devices, syntactic structures and information-structural categories, and the interaction of information structure and prosody. Various data types build the basis for the different studies compiled in this book. Some chapters investigate written texts, such as modern novels (cf. Djenar's chapter on modern, standard Indonesian), or compare different text genres, such as, for example, oral narratives and translations of biblical narratives (cf. De Busser's chapter on Bunun). Most contributions, however, study natural spoken speech and make use of spoken corpora which have been compiled by the authors themselves. The volume comprises a number of different methods and theoretical frameworks. Two chapters make use of the Question Under Discussion approach, developed in formal semantics (cf. the chapters by Latrouite & Riester; Shiohara & Riester). Riesberg et al. apply the recently developed method of Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) to investigate native speakers' perception of prosodic prominences and boundaries in Papuan Malay. Other papers discuss theoretical consequences of their findings. Thus, for example, Himmelmann takes apart the most widespread framework for intonational phonology (ToBI) and argues that the analysis of Indonesian languages requires much simpler assumptions than the ones underlying the standard model. Arka & Sedeng ask the question how fine-grained information structure space should be conceptualized and modelled, e.g. in LFG. Schnell argues that elements that could be analysed as "topic" and "focus" categories, should better be described in terms of 'packaging' and do not necessarily reflect any pragmatic roles in the first place. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781013291920
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Information structure is a relatively new field to linguistics and has only recently been studied for smaller and less described languages. This book is the first of its kind that brings together contributions on information structure in Austronesian languages. Current approaches from formal semantics, discourse studies, and intonational phonology are brought together with language specific and cross-linguistic expertise of Austronesian languages. The 13 chapters in this volume cover all subgroups of the large Austronesian family, including Formosan, Central Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, and Oceanic. The major focus, though, lies on Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Some chapters investigate two of the largest languages in the region (Tagalog and different varieties of Malay), others study information-structural phenomena in small, underdescribed languages. The three overarching topics that are covered in this book are NP marking and reference tracking devices, syntactic structures and information-structural categories, and the interaction of information structure and prosody. Various data types build the basis for the different studies compiled in this book. Some chapters investigate written texts, such as modern novels (cf. Djenar's chapter on modern, standard Indonesian), or compare different text genres, such as, for example, oral narratives and translations of biblical narratives (cf. De Busser's chapter on Bunun). Most contributions, however, study natural spoken speech and make use of spoken corpora which have been compiled by the authors themselves. The volume comprises a number of different methods and theoretical frameworks. Two chapters make use of the Question Under Discussion approach, developed in formal semantics (cf. the chapters by Latrouite & Riester; Shiohara & Riester). Riesberg et al. apply the recently developed method of Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) to investigate native speakers' perception of prosodic prominences and boundaries in Papuan Malay. Other papers discuss theoretical consequences of their findings. Thus, for example, Himmelmann takes apart the most widespread framework for intonational phonology (ToBI) and argues that the analysis of Indonesian languages requires much simpler assumptions than the ones underlying the standard model. Arka & Sedeng ask the question how fine-grained information structure space should be conceptualized and modelled, e.g. in LFG. Schnell argues that elements that could be analysed as "topic" and "focus" categories, should better be described in terms of 'packaging' and do not necessarily reflect any pragmatic roles in the first place. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Publications of the Summer Institute of Linguistics
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics (Dallas, Tex.)
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Vitu Grammar Sketch
Author: René van den Berg
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Category : Muduapa language
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Category : Muduapa language
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Nikukua Sai Nagkiariien Nininife
Author: Lamont Lindstrom
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language
Author: Norma R. Toland
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Category : Rai Coast languages
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Category : Rai Coast languages
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Fuyug Grammar Sketch
Author: Robert L. Bradshaw
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Category : Fuyuge language
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Category : Fuyuge language
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Papers in Austronesian Linguistics
Author: Darrell Trevor Tryon
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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