Trends in South Asian Linguistics

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2021

Trends in South Asian Linguistics

Edited by: Ghanshyam Sharma and John J. Lowe

Volume 367 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110753066

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The field of South Asian linguistics has undergone considerable growth and advancement in recent years, as a wider and more diverse range of languages have become subject to serious linguistic study, and as advancements in theoretical linguistics are applied to the rich linguistic data of South Asia. In this growth and diversity, it can be difficult to retain a broad grasp on the current state of the art, and to maintain a sense of the underlying unity of the field. This volume brings together twenty articles by leading scholars in South Asian linguistics, which showcase the cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, and offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art in South Asian linguistics. The contributions to the volume focus primarily on syntax and semantics, but also include important contributions on morphological and phonological questions. The contributions also cover a wide range of languages, from well-studied Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Bangla and Panjabi, through Dravidian languages to endangered and understudied Tibeto-Burman languages. This collection is a must-read for all scholars interested in current trends and advancements in South Asian linguistics.

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Ghanshyam Sharma, Paris, France; John J. Lowe, Oxford, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
On the syntax of comparative clauses in Vedic Sanskrit … like someone eating the foam off the water Mark Hale and Madelyn Kissock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Some questions about yád in Vedic Massimo Vai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
A statistical model of syntactic and nonsyntactic factors affecting relative clause placement in Hindi Adriana Molina-Muñoz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Optionality and variation in agreement in some participles in Hindi-Urdu Tanmoy Bhattacharya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
A cross-linguistic approach to sentential subjects in Kannada Anuradha Sudharsan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Relation between animacy and case marking in Eastern Indo-Aryan languages Bornini Lahiri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Participles with a semantic void in Koints Dörte Borchers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Competition between vectored verbs and factored verbs in Hindi-Urdu, Marathi and Gujarati Ghanshyam Sharma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
How similarly do Hindi rakhnā and Japanese oku PUT behave as a V2? A corpus-based comparative analysis Miki Nishioka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
The use of vector verbs in early modern Tamil Jean-Luc Chevillard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Reflexive and reciprocal marking in Mising K. V. Subbārāo, Tabu Taid and Martin Everaert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Reciprocals in Kokborok — A Case of Syntactic Convergence Gargi Roy, Rajesh Kumar and K. V. Subbārāo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
A cognitive semantic analysis of locative and spatial constructions in Bangla Sanjukta Ghosh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Revisiting Pāṇini’s generative power John Lowe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Hindi root allomorphy: Insights from phonological and morphosyntactic theory Paroma Sanyal, Vyom Sharma and Ankita Prasad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
Lexeme and speech syllables in English and Hindi. A case for syllable structure Dinesh Ramoo, Cristina Romani and Andrew Olson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
List of contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	463
List of contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469
Index of languages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477
Index of subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars and Researchers interested in Linguistics, especially in South Asian Languages
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 482
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 31
- Tables: 77
Keywords: South Asian Linguistics; Syntax; Semantics; Phonology

eBook

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110753066

Hardcover

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110752939

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9783111277332