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Linguistic epidemiology : semantics and grammar of language contact in mainland Southeast Asia / / N.J. Enfield



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Autore: Enfield N. J. <1966, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Linguistic epidemiology : semantics and grammar of language contact in mainland Southeast Asia / / N.J. Enfield Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (412 p.)
Disciplina: 306.44/6/0959
Soggetto topico: Languages in contact - Southeast Asia
Grammar, Comparative and general
Semantics, Comparative
Pragmatics
Soggetto geografico: Southeast Asia Languages
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-383) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Background--mainland Southeast Asia -- pt. 3. Polyfunctionality of daj[superscript 4] -- pt. 3. Other sample languages -- pt. 4. Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 ch
Titolo autorizzato: Linguistic epidemiology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-135-14469-9
0-203-60519-5
1-299-28872-3
1-135-14461-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910800063603321
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Serie: RoutledgeCurzon Asian linguistics series.