03547nam 2200613 a 450 991045286040332120200520144314.03-11-029267-X10.1515/9783110292671(CKB)2550000001097007(EBL)893302(OCoLC)851969954(SSID)ssj0000951072(PQKBManifestationID)11522097(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000951072(PQKBWorkID)10884650(PQKB)10623876(MiAaPQ)EBC893302(DE-B1597)177925(OCoLC)853237924(DE-B1597)9783110292671(Au-PeEL)EBL893302(CaPaEBR)ebr10728941(CaONFJC)MIL503541(EXLCZ)99255000000109700720130621d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlignment and ergativity in new Indo-Aryan languages[electronic resource] /Saartje VerbekeBerlin De Gruyter Mouton20131 online resource (332 p.)Empirical approaches to language typology,0933-761X ;v. 51Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Ghent University, 2011).3-11-029253-X 1-299-72290-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-315) and indexes. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Theoretical preliminaries -- 2 Indo-Aryan -- 3 Eastern Indo-Aryan: Asamiya -- 4 Northern Indo-Aryan: Nepali -- 5 Western Indo-Aryan: Kashmiri -- 6 Central Indo-Aryan: Rajasthani -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Appendix -- 9 References -- Index of subjects -- Index of languagesThe 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. Empirical approaches to language typology ;51.Indo-Aryan languagesGrammarElectronic books.Indo-Aryan languagesGrammar.491/.1Verbeke Saartje714280MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452860403321Alignment and ergativity in new Indo-Aryan languages1322987UNINA