02966oam 2200721I 450 991080006360332120240131144509.01-135-14469-90-203-60519-51-299-28872-31-135-14461-310.4324/9780203605196 (CKB)2560000000099934(EBL)1144475(OCoLC)831119612(SSID)ssj0000854793(PQKBManifestationID)11453956(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000854793(PQKBWorkID)10911457(PQKB)10903572(MiAaPQ)EBC1144475(Au-PeEL)EBL1144475(CaPaEBR)ebr10670598(CaONFJC)MIL460122(OCoLC)830324047(FINmELB)ELB132499(PPN)270085483(EXLCZ)99256000000009993420180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLinguistic epidemiology semantics and grammar of language contact in mainland Southeast Asia /N.J. EnfieldAbingdon, Oxon :RoutledgeCurzon,2003.1 online resource (412 p.)RoutledgeCurzon Asian linguistics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-86833-5 0-415-29743-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-383) and indexes.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Background--mainland Southeast Asia -- pt. 3. Polyfunctionality of daj[superscript 4] -- pt. 3. Other sample languages -- pt. 4. Conclusion.This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese.The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on semantic and grammatical change in a linguistic area, as well as representing theoretical advances in cognitive semantics. Gricean pragmatics, semantic change, grammaticalization, language contact, and areal linguistics. The book also examines how changes in the speech of individuals actually become chRoutledgeCurzon Asian linguistics series.Languages in contactSoutheast AsiaGrammar, Comparative and generalSemantics, ComparativePragmaticsSoutheast AsiaLanguagesLanguages in contactGrammar, Comparative and general.Semantics, Comparative.Pragmatics.306.44/6/0959Enfield N. J.1966,1588458MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910800063603321Linguistic epidemiology3878241UNINA