Diversity In Sinitic Languages
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Diversity In Sinitic Languages
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Author : Hilary Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
Diversity In Sinitic Languages written by Hilary Chappell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book presents new research into the great structural diversity found in Sinitic languages. While many studies focus principally on Standard Mandarin, this work draws on extensive empirical data from lesser-known languages, and seeks to dispel many recurrent linguistic myths about the Sinitic language family. Part I presents findings that show the important interplay of research into diachronic linguistics and typology in China, beginning with a discussion of how to tackle the issue of linguistic diversity in Sinitic languages. Chapters in Part II examine the Sinitic languages from a crosslinguistic perspective with pan-Sinitic explorations of demonstrative paradigms; bare classifier phrases in relation to the coding of definiteness; and of the diachronic development of two main structures for comparatives of inequality with respect to issues in language contact. Part III is devoted to individual studies of linguistic micro-areas in China: Pinghua and the Guangxi Autonomous Region in the far South of China; Shaowu Min in the northwestern corner of Fujian province; the Wu dialect of Fuyang; and the Hui'an Southern Min dialect in the South of Fujian province.
Languages Of The World An Introduction To The Diversity Of Human Language
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-05-11
Languages Of The World An Introduction To The Diversity Of Human Language written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Languages of the World: An Introduction to the Diversity of Human Language is a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating world of language. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book explores the nature of language, the diversity of languages, the relationship between language and culture, and the role of language in education and communication. Pasquale De Marco, a renowned linguist and professor, draws on his decades of experience to provide a thorough and up-to-date overview of the field of linguistics. The book is packed with interesting examples and case studies that illustrate the key concepts of linguistics and make them accessible to a wide audience. Whether you are a student, a teacher, or simply someone who is fascinated by language, Languages of the World: An Introduction to the Diversity of Human Language is the perfect introduction to this essential aspect of human existence. **Here are some of the topics covered in the book:** * The nature of language * The diversity of languages * The relationship between language and culture * The role of language in education * The role of language in communication * The future of language Languages of the World: An Introduction to the Diversity of Human Language is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand the power and beauty of language. If you like this book, write a review on google books!
Language Diversity In The Sinophone World
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Author : Henning Klöter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-06
Language Diversity In The Sinophone World written by Henning Klöter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Language Diversity in the Sinophone World offers interdisciplinary insights into social, cultural, and linguistic aspects of multilingualism in the Sinophone world, highlighting language diversity and opening up the burgeoning field of Sinophone studies to new perspectives from sociolinguistics. The book begins by charting historical trajectories in Sinophone multilingualism, beginning with late imperial China through to the emergence of English in the mid-19th century. The volume uses this foundation as a jumping off point from which to provide an in-depth comparison of modern language planning and policies throughout the Sinophone world, with the final section examining multilingual practices not readily captured by planning frameworks and the ideologies, identities, repertoires, and competences intertwined within these different multilingual configurations. Taken together, the collection makes a unique sociolinguistic-focused intervention into emerging research in Sinophone studies and will be of interest to students and scholars within the discipline.
The Palgrave Handbook Of Chinese Language Studies
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Author : Zhengdao Ye
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-07-30
The Palgrave Handbook Of Chinese Language Studies written by Zhengdao Ye and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This new major reference work provides a comprehensive overview of linguistic phenomena in a variety of Sinitic languages in a global context, highlighting the dynamic interaction between these languages and English. This “living reference work” offers a window into the linguistic sphere in China and beyond, and showcases the latest research into diverse and evolving linguistic phenomena that have resulted from intensified interactions between the Sinophone world and other lingua-spheres. The Handbook is divided into five sections. The chapters in Section I (New Research Trends in Chinese Linguistic Research) present fast-growing research areas in Chinese linguistics, particularly those undertaken by scholars based in China. Section II (Interactions of Sinitic Languages) focuses on language-contact situations inside and outside China. The chapters in Section III (Meaning, Culture, Translation) explore the meanings of key cultural concepts, and how ideas move between Chinese and English through translation across various genres. Section IV (New Trends in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) covers new ideas and practices relating to teaching the Chinese language and culture. The final section, Section V (Transference from Chinese to English), explores dynamic interactions between varieties of Chinese and varieties of English, as they play out in multilingual sites and settings
A Reference Grammar Of Caijia
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Author : Shanshan Lü
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-10-24
A Reference Grammar Of Caijia written by Shanshan Lü and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Caijia, [meŋ21ni33ŋoŋ33] ‘Caijia speech’, is an endangered language in the Sino-Tibetan family with less than 1000 speakers in Hezhang and Weining counties in northwest in Guizhou Province in Southwest China. Its sub-classification remains unclear. It was almost four decades ago when the Caijia language was officially reported for the first time in 1982 by the Language Team of Bureau of Ethnic Identification in Bijie, yet this language has nevertheless remained neither well-described nor studied. This book, a linguistic description of the Xingfa variety of Caijia based on the fieldwork data in Xingfa township of Hezhang county, is the first reference grammar of the Caijia language, covering its sound system, word formation, parts of speech and syntactic structures in fifteen chapters. Being analytic, Caijia presents many common grammatical features attested in East and Southeast Asian languages, for example, compounds, quadrisyllabic idiomatic expressions or elaborate expressions, lack of inflection, a classifier system, a strong relationship between nominalization and relativization, pro-drop and grammaticalization of verbs. Moreover, Caijia shares more similarities with Sinitic languages. Apart from these common areal features, this book will also reveal some special features of Caijia.
Chinese Linguistics
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Author : Giorgio Francesco Arcodia
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
Chinese Linguistics written by Giorgio Francesco Arcodia and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This volume provides a broad introduction to Chinese linguistics. It offers an accessible synthesis of the most relevant topics in the field both for researchers and scholars on China studies and for linguists, including those with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese.
Diachronic Perspectives And Synchronic Variation In Southern Min
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Author : Chinfa Lien
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-05
Diachronic Perspectives And Synchronic Variation In Southern Min written by Chinfa Lien and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Diachronic Perspectives and Synchronic Variation in Southern Min aims to address a range of grammatical phenomena in Southern Min. The Sinitic languages show divergence not only in phonology but also in grammar. Together with Hakka, Yue and part of Wu, Min forms the two major Southern groups of Far Southern and Southeastern languages. There is a range of grammatical phenomena in Southern Min addressed here; the themes and theoretical issues covered in this book touch on a wide range of grammatical patterns of Southern Min from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives including comparatives, obligative and dynamic modals, formation of coordinate conjunctions from the comitative marker, the benefactive marker, the rise of the continuative aspect marker, grammaticalization of the verb of saying into a complementizer and purposives in Southern Min. This book is aimed at researchers and scholars working on and interested in Chinese linguistics.
The Routledge Encyclopedia Of The Chinese Language
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Author : Chan Sin-Wai
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
The Routledge Encyclopedia Of The Chinese Language written by Chan Sin-Wai and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language is an invaluable resource for language learners and linguists of Chinese worldwide, those interested readers of Chinese literature and cultures, and scholars in Chinese studies. Featuring the research on the changing landscape of the Chinese language by a number of eminent academics in the field, this volume will meet the academic, linguistic and pedagogical needs of anyone interested in the Chinese language: from Sinologists to Chinese linguists, as well as teachers and learners of Chinese as a second language. The encyclopedia explores a range of topics: from research on oracle bone and bronze inscriptions, to Chinese language acquisition, to the language of the mass media. This reference offers a guide to shifts over time in thinking about the Chinese language as well as providing an overview of contemporary themes, debates and research interests. The editors and contributors are assisted by an editorial board comprised of the best and most experienced sinologists world-wide. The reference includes an introduction, written by the editor, which places the assembled texts in their historical and intellectual context. The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language is destined to be valued by scholars and students as a vital research resource.
World Lexicon Of Grammaticalization
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Author : Tania Kouteva
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-08
World Lexicon Of Grammaticalization written by Tania Kouteva and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Based on analysis of more than 1,000 languages, this volume reconstructs more than 500 processes of grammatical change in the languages of the world.