The languages and linguistics of South Asia : a comprehensive guide / / edited by Hans Henrich Hock, Elena Bashir

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (928 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 491.1
• Soggetto topico: Indo-Aryan languages; Indo-Aryan languages, Modern; Sociolinguistics - South Asia
• Soggetto geografico: South Asia Languages Semantics
• Persona (resp. second.): HockHans Henrich; BashirElena
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- 1. The languages, their histories, and their genetic classification -- 2. Contact and convergence -- 3. Phonetics and phonology -- 4. Morphology -- 5. Syntax and semantics -- 6 Sociolinguistics -- 7. Indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions -- 8. Applications of modern technology to South Asian languages -- 9. Writing systems -- Appendix — Sources and resources -- Language index -- Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: With nearly a quarter of the world’s population, members of at least five major language families plus several putative language isolates, South Asia is a fascinating arena for linguistic investigations, whether comparative-historical linguistics, studies of language contact and multilingualism, or general linguistic theory. This volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. Focus is both on what has been accomplished so far and on what remains unresolved or controversial and hence offers challenges for future research. In addition to covering the languages, their histories, and their genetic classification, as well as phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics, the volume provides special coverage of contact and convergence, indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions, applications of modern technology to South Asian languages, and South Asian writing systems. An appendix offers a classified listing of major sources and resources, both digital/online and printed.
• Titolo autorizzato: The languages and linguistics of South Asia
• ISBN: 3-11-042330-8; 3-11-042338-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798486703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World of linguistics ; ; Volume 7.