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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822065803321

Titolo

Annual review of South Asian languages and linguistics : 2012 / / edited by Rajendra Singh, Shishir Bhattacharja

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2012

ISBN

3-11-027975-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxviii, 128 pages) : portrait

Collana

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, , 1861-4302 ; ; 246

Altri autori (Persone)

SinghRajendra

BhattacharjaShishir

Disciplina

491.1

Soggetti

Indo-Aryan languages

Indo-Aryan languages, Modern

Sociolinguistics - South Asia

South Asia Languages Semantics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editorial Preface -- Rajendra Singh (1943-2012) -- In Memoriam / Hock, Hans Heinrich -- General Contributions -- Rephrasing the question of complex predicates in Bangla: A biaxial approach / Dasgupta, Probal -- The re-emergence of finite serial verbs in South Dravidian / Coelho, Gail -- Special Contribution -- The terrified tiger that used to laugh at the school: Three alternations in Bengali / Bhattacharja, Shishir -- Regional Report -- Linguistics in Nepal (2005-2011) / Yadava, Yogendra P. -- Reviews -- Tariq Rahman - From Hindi to Urdu: A social and political history / Agnihotri, Rama Kant -- Tej K. Bhatia and Kazuhiko Machida - The oldest grammar of Hindustani: Content, communication and colonial legacy (Vol 1, 2 and 3) / Sharma, Ghanshyam -- Appendices -- Announcements: The Gyandeep prize/Housekeeping -- Notes on contributors

Sommario/riassunto

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia. The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is



designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a