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

• Pubblicazione: Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxviii, 128 pages) : portrait
• Disciplina: 491.1
• Soggetto topico: Indo-Aryan languages; Indo-Aryan languages, Modern; Sociolinguistics - South Asia
• Soggetto geografico: South Asia Languages Semantics
• Soggetto non controllato: South Asian Languages; Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
• Altri autori: SinghRajendra BhattacharjaShishir
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Annual review of South Asian languages and linguistics
• ISBN: 3-11-027975-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779728303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Trends in linguistics. . -Studies and monographs ; ; 246.