The Case System Of Eastern Indo Aryan Languages
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The Case System Of Eastern Indo Aryan Languages
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Author : Bornini Lahiri
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-04-29
The Case System Of Eastern Indo Aryan Languages written by Bornini Lahiri and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-29 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book presents a typological overview of the case system of Eastern Indo-Aryan (EIA) languages. It utilizes a cognitive framework to analyse and compare the case markers of seven EIA languages: Angika, Asamiya, Bhojpuri, Bangla, Magahi, Maithili and Odia. The book introduces semantic maps, which have hitherto not been used for Indian languages, to plot the scope of different case markers and facilitate cross-linguistic comparison of these languages. It also offers a detailed questionnaire specially designed for fieldwork and data collection which will be extremely useful to researchers involved in the study of case. A unique look into the linguistic traditions of South Asia, the book will be indispensable to academicians, researchers, and students of language studies, linguistics, literature, cognitive science, psychology, language technologies and South Asian studies. It will also be useful for linguists, typologists, grammarians and those interested in the study of Indian languages.
A Historical Syntax Of Late Middle Indo Aryan Apabhra A
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Author : Vít Bubeník
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1998-01-01
A Historical Syntax Of Late Middle Indo Aryan Apabhra A written by Vít Bubeník and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This monograph aims to close the gap in our knowledge of the nature and pace of grammatical change during the formative period of today's Indo-Aryan languages. During the 6th-12th c. the gradual erosion of the synthetic morphology of Old Indo-Aryan resulted ultimately in the remodelling of its syntax in the direction of the New Indo-Aryan analytic type. This study concentrates on the emergence and development of the ergative construction in terms of the passive-to-ergative reanalysis and the co-existence of the ergative construction with the old and new analytic passive constructions. Special attention is paid to the actuation problem seen as the tug of war between conservative and eliminative forces during their development. Other chapters deal with the evolution of grammatical and lexical aspect, causativization, modality, absolute constructions and subordination. This study is based on a wealth of new data gleaned from original poetic works in Apabhram?sa (by Svayam?bhadeva, Pus?padanta, Haribhadra, Somaprabha et al.). It contains sections dealing with descriptive techniques of Medieval Indian grammarians (esp. Hemacandra). All the Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhram?sa examples are consistently parsed and translated. The opus is cast in the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar of the Prague and Amsterdam Schools. It should be of particular interest to scholars and students of Indo-Aryan and general historical linguistics, especially those interested in the issues of morphosyntactic change and typology in their sociohistorical setting.
Alignment And Ergativity In New Indo Aryan Languages
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Author : Saartje Verbeke
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-03-22
Alignment And Ergativity In New Indo Aryan Languages written by Saartje Verbeke and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The volume investigates the different alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan and shows that the variation of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan goes beyond the opposition between accusativity and ergativity. The book includes a thorough discussion of the concepts and terminology relating to alignment patterns. The study draws extensively on new language data from Indo-Aryan. It includes discussions of examples taken from Hindi, Sanskrit, Apabhramsa, Asamiya, Bangla, Oriya, the Bihari languages, Nepali, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Siraiki, Poguli, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marwari, Harauti, the Hindi varieties, and Shina. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of various alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan based on a wide range of data. By focusing on lesser known Indo-Aryan languages, the study questions the central position of Hindi-Urdu in the research on ergativity. Each language is treated in its own right, with a focus on language-specific data and analyses, rather than relying on a notional format that starts with pre-established linguistic concepts. In accordance with this methodology, much attention is paid to "indirect" connections between ergative constructions and other syntactic and semantic patterns in the various languages.
The Indo Aryan Languages
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Author : Colin P. Masica
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1993-09-09
The Indo Aryan Languages written by Colin P. Masica 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 1993-09-09 with Foreign Language Study categories.
In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Colin Masica has provided a fundamental introduction which will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students of one or more of these languages who want to acquaint themselves with the broader linguistic context. Generally synchronic in approach, concentrating on the phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern representatives of the group, the volume also covers their historical development, areal context, writing systems and aspects of sociolinguistics. The survey is organised not on a language-by-language basis but by topic, so that salient theoretical issues may be discussed in a comparative context.
The Indo Aryan Languages
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Author : Danesh Jain
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-07-26
The Indo Aryan Languages written by Danesh Jain and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-26 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Indo-Aryan languages are spoken by at least 700 million people throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. They have a claim to great antiquity, with the earliest Vedic Sanskrit texts dating to the end of the second millennium B.C. With texts in Old Indo-Aryan, Middle Indo-Aryan and Modern Indo-Aryan, this language family supplies a historical documentation of language change over a longer period than any other subgroup of Indo-European. This volume is divided into two main sections dealing with general matters and individual languages. Each chapter on the individual language covers the phonology and grammar (morphology and syntax) of the language and its writing system, and gives the historical background and information concerning the geography of the language and the number of its speakers.
Language Identity And Contemporary Society
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Author : Rajesh Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Language Identity And Contemporary Society written by Rajesh Kumar and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book explores the instrumentality of language in constructing identity in contemporary society. The processes of globalization, hyper-mobility, rapid urbanization, and the increasing desire of local populations to be linked to the global community have created a pressing need to reconfigure identity in this new world order. Following the digital revolution, both traditional and new media are dissolving linguistic boundaries. The centrality of language in organizing communities and groups cannot be overstated: our social order is developed alongside our linguistic allegiance, shared narratives, collective memories, and common social history. Keeping in mind the fluidity of identity, the book brings together fourteen chapters providing cultural and social perspectives. The ideas reflected here draw on a range of disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, the politics of language, and linguistic identity.
Argument Structure In Kashmiri
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Author : Saartje Verbeke
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-11-20
Argument Structure In Kashmiri written by Saartje Verbeke and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Argument structure of Kashmiri is a study of the grammatical patterns one finds in the Indo-Aryan language Kashmiri. Kashmiri shows several unique linguistic features which sets it aside from more well-known Indo-Aryan languages. The book focuses on the grammatical relations and their coding in case marking and in verb agreement. The occurrence of pronominal suffixation in Kashmiri is related with the universal feature of referential hierarchies and the phenomenon of verb second word order. The grammatical structure of Kashmiri is situated in the linguistic area of the Himalayas, and minority languages in the area are discussed as well. The book draws on a wealth of examples from field work, local manuscripts and secondary sources and it is a first comprehensive overview of the grammatical features of Kashmiri from a typological point of view.
The Major Languages Of South Asia The Middle East And Africa
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Author : Bernard Comrie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-11-30
The Major Languages Of South Asia The Middle East And Africa written by Bernard Comrie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Based on the much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to describe the development, grammar sound and writing system, and sociological factors of the major language families in these areas.
The World S Major Languages
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Author : Bernard Comrie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-04-17
The World S Major Languages written by Bernard Comrie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-17 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The World's Major Languages features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. This revised edition includes updated bibliographies for each chapter and up-to-date census figures. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. The World’s Major Languages is an accessible and essential reference work for linguists.
History Of Languages
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Author : Dr Anowar Islam
language : en
Publisher: SGSH Publications
Release Date : 2024-12-25
History Of Languages written by Dr Anowar Islam and has been published by SGSH Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-25 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
It is an admitted fact that Allah/God or Bhagwan etc. is the first sorce of languages and first teacher of mankind, but which particular language (s) He used to give the first knowledge to the first man or entity say, Adam, Surya or Gabriel is not known to us. However, He sent down different languages on earth, and also the Holy Books. But the linguists traced the sources of languages perhaps without much looking into the above aspects of things and divided the languages in different groups or families like Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Afro-Asiatic, Germanic, Dravidian etc., which in turn came to be mixed up or have sprouted out many more branches. I have thus thus pointed out in this book that languages transcended all human boundaries and brought the East to Meet the West or vice-versa, because Adam had first descended on earth in Sri Lanka (India), but his son, Noah's Ark is said to have been discovered somewhere in the Middle East nearer to present-day Turkey. This speaks volumes about the language spoken by Adam, must have also been spoken by Noah while he lived in India. But after Noah’s Ark reached Middle East in the Great Floods, Noah along with his followers, alighted from the Ark somewhere in the Middle East and settled down there itself along with his followers, and their descendants must have initially spoken the same language as Adam had spoken till the Babel confusion. After the Babel confusion, the language which was carried from India to the Middle East, reverted to the East (India) and other directions but in a changed form by gradually changing accent, tune etc. But the linguists erroneously seek to establish the languages to have originated and come from the West to the East India), with the coming of the Aryans or so, but not exploring the possibility of the language transcending from the East (India) to the West at all earlier.This book thus gives a new insight on language study. It also seeks to establish Sanskrit as the first worldly language, but last heavenly language, while Arabic to be the last worldly language and first heavenly language, among many other aspects. I hope, my effort will be evaluated by the esteemed readers and the linguists in its proper perspective and reach the unexplored areas of language study lying unexplored in the horizon.