Topics In Descriptive Austronesian Linguistics
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Topics In Descriptive Austronesian Linguistics
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Author : Ger P. Reesink
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Topics In Descriptive Austronesian Linguistics written by Ger P. Reesink and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Austronesian languages categories.
The Austronesian Languages Of Asia And Madagascar
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Author : K. Alexander Adelaar
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
The Austronesian Languages Of Asia And Madagascar written by K. Alexander Adelaar and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Foreign Language Study categories.
An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.
Formal Issues In Austronesian Linguistics
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Author : I. Paul
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Formal Issues In Austronesian Linguistics written by I. Paul and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Philosophy categories.
Austronesian languages have long raised interesting questions for generative theories of syntax and morphology. The papers in this volume encompass some of these traditional questions and place them in newer theoretical contexts. Some of the papers also address new issues which add to our understanding of members of this language family on one side and the nature of linguistic theories on the other. There are three broad issues that re-occur throughout the volume - the role and analysis of verbal morphology, the nature of the subject or the topic in these languages, and the interaction of syntax and specificity. The papers in this volume show that as formal theories become more precise, a wider range of language data can be captured, and as the inventory of language data grows, the accuracy of formal linguistic theories improves.
Topics In Descriptive Papuan Linguistics
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Author : Ger P. Reesink
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Topics In Descriptive Papuan Linguistics written by Ger P. Reesink and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Eipo language categories.
Documenting And Revitalizing Austronesian Languages
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Author : Victoria Rau
language : en
Publisher: Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr
Release Date : 2008-09
Documenting And Revitalizing Austronesian Languages written by Victoria Rau and has been published by Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This is a National Foreign Language Resource Center conference volume and special issue of Language Documentation and Conservation, an open-access journal (http: //nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/).
Perspectives On Information Structure In Austronesian Languages
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Author : Sonja Riesberg
language : en
Publisher: Language Science Press
Release Date : 2018
Perspectives On Information Structure In Austronesian Languages written by Sonja Riesberg and has been published by Language Science Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Austronesian languages categories.
Information structure is a relatively new field to linguistics and has only recently been studied for smaller and less described languages. This book is the first of its kind that brings together contributions on information structure in Austronesian languages. Current approaches from formal semantics, discourse studies, and intonational phonology are brought together with language specific and cross-linguistic expertise of Austronesian languages. The 13 chapters in this volume cover all subgroups of the large Austronesian family, including Formosan, Central Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, and Oceanic. The major focus, though, lies on Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Some chapters investigate two of the largest languages in the region (Tagalog and different varieties of Malay), others study information-structural phenomena in small, underdescribed languages. The three overarching topics that are covered in this book are NP marking and reference tracking devices, syntactic structures and information-structural categories, and the interaction of information structure and prosody. Various data types build the basis for the different studies compiled in this book. Some chapters investigate written texts, such as modern novels (cf. Djenar’s chapter on modern, standard Indonesian), or compare different text genres, such as, for example, oral narratives and translations of biblical narratives (cf. De Busser’s chapter on Bunun). Most contributions, however, study natural spoken speech and make use of spoken corpora which have been compiled by the authors themselves. The volume comprises a number of different methods and theoretical frameworks. Two chapters make use of the Question Under Discussion approach, developed in formal semantics (cf. the chapters by Latrouite & Riester; Shiohara & Riester). Riesberg et al. apply the recently developed method of Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) to investigate native speakers’ perception of prosodic prominences and boundaries in Papuan Malay. Other papers discuss theoretical consequences of their findings. Thus, for example, Himmelmann takes apart the most widespread framework for intonational phonology (ToBI) and argues that the analysis of Indonesian languages requires much simpler assumptions than the ones underlying the standard model. Arka & Sedeng ask the question how fine-grained information structure space should be conceptualized and modelled, e.g. in LFG. Schnell argues that elements that could be analysed as “topic” and “focus” categories, should better be described in terms of ‘packaging’ and do not necessarily reflect any pragmatic roles in the first place.
Studies In Austronesian Linguistics
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Author : Richard McGinn
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 1988
Studies In Austronesian Linguistics written by Richard McGinn and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This volume consists of seventeen articles by scholars including Robert Blust, Paul Hopper, A. L. Becker, Sarah Bell, J. C. Catford, Talmy Givon, J. W. M. Verharr and John U. Wolff. Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Chamorro, Malay, Old Malay, Javanese, Old Javanese, Indonesian, Niasese, Loniu, and Niuean are some of the languages discussed in the study. The essays explore the issues of ergativity in Western Austronesian languages, historical morphology, phonology, phonetics and morphophonemics. Book jacket.
The Languages And Linguistics Of Mainland Southeast Asia
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Author : Paul Sidwell
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-08-23
The Languages And Linguistics Of Mainland Southeast Asia written by Paul Sidwell 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 2021-08-23 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The handbook will offer a survey of the field of linguistics in the early 21st century for the Southeast Asian Linguistic Area. The last half century has seen a great increase in work on language contact, work in genetic, theoretical, and descriptive linguistics, and since the 1990s especially documentation of endangered languages. The book will provide an account of work in these areas, focusing on the achievements of SEAsian linguistics, as well as the challenges and unresolved issues, and provide a survey of the relevant major publications and other available resources. We will address: Survey of the languages of the area, organized along genetic lines, with discussion of relevant political and cultural background issues Theoretical/descriptive and typological issues Genetic classification and historical linguistics Areal and contact linguistics Other areas of interest such as sociolinguistics, semantics, writing systems, etc. Resources (major monographs and monograph series, dictionaries, journals, electronic data bases, etc.) Grammar sketches of languages representative of the genetic and structural diversity of the region.
Proceedings Of The Seventh International Conference On Austronesian Linguistics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-07-24
Proceedings Of The Seventh International Conference On Austronesian Linguistics written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-24 with History categories.
Language Death And Language Maintenance
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Author : Mark Janse
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2003-03-13
Language Death And Language Maintenance written by Mark Janse 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 2003-03-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Languages are dying at an alarming rate all over the world. Estimates range from 50% to as much as 90% by the end of the century. This collection of original papers tries to strike a balance between theoretical, practical and descriptive approaches to language death and language maintenance. It provides overviews of language endangerment in Africa, Eurasia, and the Greater Pacific Area. It also presents case studies of endangered languages from various language families. These descriptive case studies not only provide data on the degree of endangerment and the causes of language death, but also provide a general sociolinguistic and typological characterization the language(s) under discussion and the prospects of language maintenance (if any). The volume will be of interest to all those concerned with the ongoing extinction of the world’s linguistic diversity.