Himalaya, dynamics of a giant 1 : Geodynamic setting of the Himalayan range / / Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910735567003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 1-394-22858-9; 1-394-22856-2
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 pages)
• Disciplina: 915.49604
• Soggetti: Himalaya Mountains Region Description and travel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Tibet -- Chapter 1. Plate Reconstructions and Mantle Dynamics Leading to the India-Asia Collision -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The India-Asia convergence and the age of the collision -- 1.2.1.The India-Asia convergence -- 1.2.2. The age of the India-Asia collision -- 1.3. Plate collision configurations -- 1.3.1. Reconstructing lost continental margins -- 1.3.2. Alternative collision configurations -- 1.4. Reconstruction of the Neotethys Ocean closure dynamic -- 1.4.1. Number of subduction accommodating the Neotethys closure -- 1.4.2. Location of the Intraoceanic subduction zone and associated arc -- 1.4.3. Driving forces of the India-Asia convergence during Neotethys closure -- 1.5.Conclusion -- 1.6.References -- Chapter 2. Building the Tibetan Plateau During the Collision Between the India and Asia Plates -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.Present-dayTibetan crustal deformation -- 2.2.1. GPS velocity field and focal mechanisms in Tibet -- 2.2.2. Surface motions and deformation due to Indian indentation -- 2.3. Tibetan lithospheric mantle subduction during collision -- 2.3.1. Imaging ongoing subduction beneath Tibet -- 2.3.2. Imaging subduction of lithospheric Tibetan mantle during the collision -- 2.3.3. Volcanism in Tibet showing the ; subduction of lithospheric Asian mantle during the early collision -- 2.4. Modeling the Tibetan plateau formation during the indentation of the Indiancontinent intoAsia -- 2.4.1. Analogue modeling of the Tibetan lithosphere subduction duringthe indentationof India -- 2.4.2. Numerical modeling of Asian thickening and extrusion during the subduction of a continental-oceanic plate -- 2.5.Conclusion.; 2.6.References -- Chapter 3. The Major Thrust Faults and Shear Zones -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.Some basic concepts -- 3.3.Main faults andshear zones -- 3.3.1. South Tibetan detachment system (STDS) -- 3.3.2.MainCentral thrust (MCT) -- 3.3.3. Main Boundary thrust (MBT) -- 3.3.4.MainFrontal thrust (MFT) -- 3.3.5. Main Himalayan thrust (MHT), continental megathrust -- 3.4.Tectonicmodels -- 3.4.1. Fold-and-thrust belt versus channel flow -- 3.4.2.Coeval slip along theSTDSand theMCT -- 3.5.Conclusion -- 3.6.References -- Part 2. Along Strike Variations -- Chapter 4. Seismological Imaging and Current Seismicity of the Himalayan Arc -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Imagingby elasticwaves -- 4.2.1.Active seismics -- 4.2.2.Passive seismics -- 4.2.3. Tomographic imaging for bulk properties -- 4.2.4.Wave reflections and conversions for interfaces -- 4.3. Exploring the Central Himalaya along cross-sections -- 4.3.1.Field experiments -- 4.3.2. Main interfaces -- 4.3.3.Where do subducted plates go? -- 4.4.Lateral variations -- 4.4.1. Lateral ramps on the MHT, along-arcMoho variations -- 4.4.2. Segmentation of the India plate lithosphere -- 4.4.3.Thewestern andeastern syntaxes -- 4.5.Current seismicity of theHimalaya -- 4.5.1. Earthquake detection, location and activity -- 4.5.2. Seismicity of the Himalaya: an incomplete patchwork -- 4.5.3.Seismicity of theHimalaya:main features -- 4.6.Conclusion -- 4.7.References -- Chapter 5. Gravity Observations and Models Along the Himalayan Arc -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Methods -- 5.2.1. Measurements -- 5.2.2.Corrections -- 5.2.3.Anomalies -- 5.3. Isostasy -- 5.3.1.Local compensation -- 5.3.2.Regional compensation -- 5.3.3.Effectiveelastic thickness -- 5.4.Flexure of the Indianplate -- 5.4.1. Gravity anomaly across the Himalayan belt -- 5.4.2. Along-strike variation between Nepal and Bhutan -- 5.5. Satellite data contribution.; 5.5.1.Gravitymeasurements fromspace -- 5.5.2. Towards a three-dimensional image -- 5.6.Conclusion -- 5.7.References -- Chapter 6. Topographic and Thermochronologic Constraints on the Himalayan Décollement Geometry -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Methods -- 6.2.1. Quantitative geomorphic analysis -- 6.2.2. Measures of erosion at different timescales: cosmogenic nuclides and thermochronology -- 6.2.3. From exhumation to kinematics: thermo-kinematic models -- 6.3.Regional case studies -- 6.3.1.CentralHimalaya-Nepal -- 6.4.Discussion -- 6.4.1. Constraints on MHT geometry and kinematics at different timescales -- 6.4.2.Nature and evolutionof rampson theMHT -- 6.4.3. Evidence for out-of-sequence thrusting? -- 6.4.4.Lateral segmentationof theMHT -- 6.5.Conclusion -- 6.6.References -- Part 3. Focus -- Chapter 7. Application of Near-surface Geophysical Methods for Imaging Active Faults in the Himalaya -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Near-surface geophysics -- 7.2.1. Geophysical methods for fault mapping -- 7.2.2. Case study data and inversion technique -- 7.3. Geophysical results of case study from south Bhutan -- 7.3.1.Electrical resistivity tomography -- 7.3.2.Seismic tomography -- 7.3.3.Micro-gravity -- 7.4. Implications of near-surface geophysical findings -- 7.4.1.Subsurface imaging -- 7.4.2.Overthrustingslip rate assessment -- 7.4.3. Deformation at the topographic front -- 7.5.Conclusion -- 7.6.References -- Chapter 8. Overview of Hydrothermal Systems in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Measurement methods -- 8.2.1.Explorationapproach -- 8.2.2.Thermal springwatermeasurements ; -- 8.2.3. CO2 flux and radonfluxmeasurements -- 8.2.4. Carbon content and isotopic composition measurements -- 8.3. Summary of results at the hydrothermal sites in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.3.1. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Far-Western Nepal.; 8.3.2. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Mid-Western Nepal -- 8.3.3. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Western Nepal -- 8.3.4. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Central Nepal -- 8.3.5. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Eastern Nepal -- 8.3.6. Overview of hydrothermal sites in the MFT zone -- 8.4.Conclusion -- 8.5.References -- Conclusion -- Rodolphe CATTIN and Jean-Luc EPARD of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Himalaya is well known as the largest and highest mountain belt on Earth. Advances in geoscience over the past few decades have revealed a complex picture of the dynamics of this giant, opening up questions about the initial stages of Himalayan building, lateral variations in its structures, variations in tectonic forcing, tectonic-climate coupling and assessments of the natural hazards affecting this area. In this three-volume book, we present the current knowledge on the building and present-day behavior of the Himalayan range. The objective is not to be exhaustive, but to provide some key elements used by researchers to unravel the many processes acting in the Himalayan dynamics. Mountain environments are at the forefront of climate change with glacier retreat, landslides, flash floods and water availability. Understanding the delicate balance that controls the dynamics of the Himalayan giant is now, more than ever, a major challenge for the scientific community.

Negation and contact : with special focus on Singapore English / / edited by Debra Ziegeler, Bao Zhiming

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815396203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 208 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Studies in Language Companion Series, , 0165-7763 ; ; Volume 183
• Disciplina: 427/.95957
• Soggetti: English language - Singapore - Grammar; English language - Singapore - Dialects - Grammar; English language - Singapore - Spoken English; English language - Negatives; Languages in contact - Singapore; Language and culture - Singapore; Singapore Languages
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface and acknowledgements -- ; Introduction / Debra Ziegeler and Zhiming Bao -- Towards a diachronic reconstruction of Colloquial Singapore English / Peter Siemund and Lijun Li -- Neg-raising and long-distance licensing of negative polarity items / Jack Hoeksema -- A positive polarity focus particle under negation : not also and the impact of pragmatic activation / Pierre Larrivée -- What is strict negative concord? Lessons from French based Creoles / Viviane Deprez -- Englishes, English Creoles and their negative indefinites / Johan van der Auwera -- Negative raising in Singapore English / Zhiming Bao and Luwen Cao -- Quantification under negative scope in Singapore English / Debra Ziegeler -- ; Subject index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The study of negation across languages has left no stone unturned with respect to a range of frequently-researched areas, such as negative raising, negative concord, and the behavior of quantifiers under ; negative scope. Past research has chiefly focused on the category of negation from a cross-linguistic perspective, with probably less attention devoted to the study of negation across dialects of languages, or across contact languages. The observation of universal quantification in the scope of negation in the English spoken in Singapore, for example, is an area which has been largely under-researched in the literature, as has the rarely-reported phenomenon of negative raising in Singapore English. The present volume profiles some of the problems of negation in English and Singapore English, framed against the background of studies of negation in other contact dialects of English and pidgins/creoles, and offering a diverse range of theoretical approaches to the problems.