South Asian languages: a syntactic typology
by Subbarao, K. V., (Karumuri V.)
Explores the similarities and differences of about forty South Asian languages from the four different language families.
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- Full title :South Asian languages : a syntactic typology / Karumuri V. Subbarao.
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Explores the similarities and differences of about forty South Asian languages from the four different language families.
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- Publication Date:c2012.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:c2012.
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- Description:1 online resource (392 p.)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1107218535, 9781107218536, 1139234226, 9781139234221, 1280877766, 9781280877766, 9786613719072, 6613719072, 1139230492, 9781139230490, 1139229052, 9781139229050, 1139233505, 9781139233507, 1139231960, 9781139231961, 1139003577, 9781139003575
- oclc:on1162038051
- LC Classification:P381.S58
- Dewey Decimal:409.54
Table of Contents
Cover; South Asian Languages; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Languages of South Asia; 1.2 Aim of the book; 1.3 Linguistic theory,language universals and language typology; 1.4 Inductive and deductive approaches to language analysis; 1.5 Relevance of linguistic theory: some illustrations; 1.6 The framework; 1.6.1 The Principles and Parameters approach; 1.7 The data; 1.8 Relevance of the present work; 1.9 The richness and complexity of the data and their relevance
1.10 Contributions of cross-linguistic studies to our understanding of the nature of language1.11 The binding link for all chapters; 2: South Asian languages: a preview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Typology of South Asian languages; 2.3 Typological characteristics of SALs; 2.4 Evidence in support of ""South Asia as a linguistic area""; 2.4.1 Compound verbs; 2.4.2 Conjunct verbs; 2.4.3 Reduplication; 2.4.4 Echo words; 2.4.5 Conjunctive participles; 2.4.6 The quotative; 2.5 Parametric variation and SALs; 2.5.1 Null pronominals; 2.5.2 Relatively free word order
2.5.3 Absence of tense and person harmony in complement clauses2.5.4 Absence of expletive expressio…
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