05623nam 2200673 a 450 991045719830332120200520144314.01-280-49730-0978661359253890-272-7395-2(CKB)2550000000084402(EBL)860152(OCoLC)775873224(SSID)ssj0000611937(PQKBManifestationID)11374931(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611937(PQKBWorkID)10667305(PQKB)11314056(MiAaPQ)EBC860152(Au-PeEL)EBL860152(CaPaEBR)ebr10533682(CaONFJC)MIL359253(EXLCZ)99255000000008440220101123d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGeographical typology and linguistic areas[electronic resource] with special reference to Africa /edited by Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hirosi NakagawaAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c20111 online resource (328 p.)Tokyo University of foreign studies (TUFS) studies in linguistics ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.90-272-0769-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center for Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education; Introduction; References; Areal Features and Linguistic Areas; 1. Preamble; 2. Macro-areas, and their features; 3. Some widespread mechanisms of contact-induced change; 4. Convergence zones and mechanisms of areal diffusion: an Amazonian example; 4.1. Backdrop: Amazonian versus Andine linguistic types; 4.2. The Multilingual Vaupés River Basin as a low-tier linguistic area4.3. Parallel grammaticalization: the comparative construction 4.4. Developing evidentials: different mechanisms, similar results; 5. To conclude; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; References; Areas of Grammaticalization and Geographical Typology; 1. Introduction; 1.1. On sprachbunds (linguistic areas); 1.2. Grammaticalization areas; 2. A micro-area of grammaticalization; 3. An areal typology of reflexive markers in Africa; 3.1. Types and sources of reflexive markers; 3.2. The noun channel; 3.3. From noun to functional category: Grammaticalization; 3.4. Discussion; 3.5. Areal distribution4. Discussion: Reanalyzing sprachbunds 5. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Case Marking and Linguistic Geography; 1. Introduction; 2. Case studies: Cushitic languages; 2.1. Accusative languages; 2.2. Marked Nominative languages; 3. Diachronic observations; 4. Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Can Ethiopian Languages be Considered Languages in the African Linguistic Area? The Case of Highland East Cushitic, particularly Sidaama and Kambaata; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Should HEC Languages be Considered as Languages in the African Linguistic Area?3.1. African Properties in HEC Languages 3.2. Challenges to the Quantitative Approach to Defining Linguistic Areas; 4. Conclusion; References; Proto-Bantu and Proto-Niger-Congo: Macroareal Typology and Linguistic Reconstruction; 1. Bantu and Niger-Congo in their macro-areal context; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Macro-Sudan belt; 1.3. The Bantu spread zone; 2. Towards the early typology of the Bantu clause; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The early verb stem structure of Bantu; 2.3. The early predicate structure of Bantu; 3. Towards the role of Bantu for the reconstruction of Niger-Congo; AbreviationsReferences Explaining Convergence and the Formation of Linguistic Areas; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of linguistic areas; 3. What is convergence?; 4. Inferred and attributable meanings; 5. Am emergence scenario for linguistic areas; References; Is Kumam a Creole Language?-A Mechanism of Linguistic Convergence in the Southern Lwo Area; 1. Introduction; 2. Morphosyntactic convergence in the southern Lwo area; 2.1. Development of nominal prefixes; 2.2. Development of tense morphemes; 2.3. Development of the verbal system in Kumam; 3. Concluding remarks; Abbreviations; ReferencesThe Continuum of Languages in West Tanzania BantuIs Africa a linguistic area (Heine & Leyew 2008)? The present volume consists of sixteen papers highlighting the linguistic geography of Africa, covering, in particular, southern Africa with its Khoisan languages. A wide range of phenomena are discussed to give an overview of the pattern of social, cultural, and linguistic interaction that characterizes Africa's linguistic geography. Most contributors to the volume discuss language contact and areal diffusion in Africa, although some demonstrate, with examples from non-African linguistic data, including Amazonian and European languages,Studies in linguistics (Tōkyō Gaikokugo Daigaku) ;v. 2.Typology (Linguistics)AfricaLanguagesElectronic books.Typology (Linguistics)409.6Hieda Osamu1951-876397König Christa635364Nakagawa Hiroshi1955-876398MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457198303321Geographical typology and linguistic areas1957068UNINA