Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics – serie
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Linguistic Epidemiology
Semantics and Grammar of Language Contact in Mainland Southeast Asia
Av N.J. Enfield
Inbunden, 2002
2888 kr
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This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese.The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on …
Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation
Perspectives from East Asian Languages
Av Andrew Simpson, Audrey-Li Yen-hui
Inbunden, 2003
2586 kr
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The issue of how interpretation results from the form and type of syntactic structures present in language is one which is central and hotly debated in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics.This volume brings together a series of eleven new cutting-edge essays by leading experts in East …
Focus and Background Marking in Mandarin Chinese
System and Theory behind cai, jiu, dou and ye
Av Daniel Hole
Inbunden, 2003
2586 kr
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This is an investigation into the grammaticalized system of focus-background agreement in Mandarin Chinese. The particles cái, jiù, dou and ye are, in a specific use type, shown to form the core of a highly systematic paradigm.This book is not just a valuable companion for anyone interested in core …
Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese
A formal view
Inbunden, 2004
2586 kr
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This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics. Grammaticalization occurs in all of the world's languages. Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu demonstrates general linguistic …
Tamil Auxiliary Verb System
Inbunden, 2005
1500 kr
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This book introduces the syntactic process of auxiliary formation and applies it to the grammatical analysis of the indicative, or non-modal, auxiliary verbs of Modern Tamil. Using data from spoken and written registers gathered over several years, the book demonstrates for the first time the …
Grammaticalization and Language Change in Chinese
A formal view
Häftad, 2013
937 kr
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This innovative study on the phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' and its manifestation in Chinese provides new insights into language change in Chinese and a large number of grammatical topics. Grammaticalization occurs in all of the world's languages. Xiu-Zhi Zoe Wu demonstrates general linguistic …
Linguistic Epidemiology
Semantics and Grammar of Language Contact in Mainland Southeast Asia
Av N.J. Enfield
Häftad, 2014
979 kr
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This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese.The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on …
Chinese Particle Le
Discourse Construction and Pragmatic Marking in Chinese
Inbunden, 2006
1567 kr
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Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. The classification has evolved from a listing of sentences and the discussion of contrastive pairs to a more context and discourse-oriented analysis. The development in recent years …
Grammar of Mangghuer
A Mongolic Language of China's Qinghai-Gansu Sprachbund
Inbunden, 2003
2586 kr
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This book is a grammar of Mangghuer, a Mongolic language spoken by approximately 25,000 people in China's northwestern Qinghai Province. Mangghuer is virtually unknown outside China, and no grammar of Mangghuer has ever been published in any language. The book's primary importance is thus as a …
Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation
Perspectives from East Asian Languages
Av Andrew Simpson, Audrey-Li Yen-hui
Häftad, 2018
847 kr
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The issue of how interpretation results from the form and type of syntactic structures present in language is one which is central and hotly debated in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics.This volume brings together a series of eleven new cutting-edge essays by leading experts in East …
Chinese Particle Le
Discourse Construction and Pragmatic Marking in Chinese
Häftad, 2015
517 kr
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Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. The classification has evolved from a listing of sentences and the discussion of contrastive pairs to a more context and discourse-oriented analysis. The development in recent years …
Focus and Background Marking in Mandarin Chinese
System and Theory behind cai, jiu, dou and ye
Av Daniel Hole
Häftad, 2017
637 kr
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This is an investigation into the grammaticalized system of focus-background agreement in Mandarin Chinese. The particles cái, jiù, dou and ye are, in a specific use type, shown to form the core of a highly systematic paradigm.This book is not just a valuable companion for anyone interested in core …
Vietnamese-English Bilingualism
Patterns of Code-Switching
Av Ho-Dac Tuc
Häftad, 2016
772 kr
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This book is concerned with three central issues: the universality of constraints on code-switching, the nature of the relation between language contact and bilingualism, and the social and linguistic components that facilitate code-switching.
Grammar of Mangghuer
A Mongolic Language of China's Qinghai-Gansu Sprachbund
Häftad, 2016
817 kr
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This book is a grammar of Mangghuer, a Mongolic language spoken by approximately 25,000 people in China's northwestern Qinghai Province. Mangghuer is virtually unknown outside China, and no grammar of Mangghuer has ever been published in any language. The book's primary importance is thus as a …
Tamil Auxiliary Verb System
Häftad, 2016
567 kr
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This book introduces the syntactic process of auxiliary formation and applies it to the grammatical analysis of the indicative, or non-modal, auxiliary verbs of Modern Tamil. Using data from spoken and written registers gathered over several years, the book demonstrates for the first time the …
