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Author |
: Marc-Antoine Mahieu |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 326 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027206671 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027206678 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Variations on Polysynthesis by : Marc-Antoine Mahieu
This work is comprised of a set of papers focussing on the extreme polysynthetic nature of the Eskaleut languages which are spoken over the vast area stretching from Far Eastern Siberia, on through the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and Canada, as far as Greenland. The aim of the book is to situate the Eskaleut languages typologically in general linguistic terms, particularly with regard to polysynthesis. The degree of variation from more to less polysynthesis is evaluated within Eskaleut (Inuit-Yupik vs. Aleut), even in previously insufficiently explored domains such as pragmatics and use in context including language contact and learning situations and over typologically related language families such as Athabascan, Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Iroquoian, Uralic, and Wakashan.
Author |
: Marc-Antoine Mahieu |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 327 |
Release |
: 2009-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027289377 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027289379 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Variations on Polysynthesis by : Marc-Antoine Mahieu
This work is comprised of a set of papers focussing on the extreme polysynthetic nature of the Eskaleut languages which are spoken over the vast area stretching from Far Eastern Siberia, on through the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and Canada, as far as Greenland. The aim of the book is to situate the Eskaleut languages typologically in general linguistic terms, particularly with regard to polysynthesis. The degree of variation from more to less polysynthesis is evaluated within Eskaleut (Inuit-Yupik vs. Aleut), even in previously insufficiently explored domains such as pragmatics and use in context – including language contact and learning situations – and over typologically related language families such as Athabascan, Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Iroquoian, Uralic, and Wakashan.
Author |
: Michael Fortescue |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1089 |
Release |
: 2017-09-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191506192 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191506192 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis by : Michael Fortescue
This handbook offers an extensive crosslinguistic and cross-theoretical survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express what would be whole sentences in English. These languages and the problems they raise for linguistic analyses have long featured prominently in language descriptions, and yet the essence of polysynthesis remains under discussion, right down to whether it delineates a distinct, coherent type, rather than an assortment of frequently co-occurring traits. Chapters in the first part of the handbook relate polysynthesis to other issues central to linguistics, such as complexity, the definition of the word, the nature of the lexicon, idiomaticity, and to typological features such as argument structure and head marking. Part two contains areal studies of those geographical regions of the world where polysynthesis is particularly common, such as the Arctic and Sub-Arctic and northern Australia. The third part examines diachronic topics such as language contact and language obsolence, while part four looks at acquisition issues in different polysynthetic languages. Finally, part five contains detailed grammatical descriptions of over twenty languages which have been characterized as polysynthetic, with special attention given to the presence or absence of potentially criterial features.
Author |
: Michael Fortescue |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1089 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199683208 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199683204 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis by : Michael Fortescue
This handbook offers an extensive crosslinguistic and cross-theoretical survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express what would be whole sentences in English. These languages and the problems they raise for linguistic analyses have long featured prominently in language descriptions, and yet the essence of polysynthesis remains under discussion, right down to whether it delineates a distinct, coherent type, rather than an assortment of frequently co-occurring traits. Chapters in the first part of the handbook relate polysynthesis to other issues central to linguistics, such as complexity, the definition of the word, the nature of the lexicon, idiomaticity, and to typological features such as argument structure and head marking. Part two contains areal studies of those geographical regions of the world where polysynthesis is particularly common, such as the Arctic and Sub-Arctic and northern Australia. The third part examines diachronic topics such as language contact and language obsolence, while part four looks at acquisition issues in different polysynthetic languages. Finally, part five contains detailed grammatical descriptions of over twenty languages which have been characterized as polysynthetic, with special attention given to the presence or absence of potentially criterial features.
Author |
: Michael Fortescue |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1398 |
Release |
: 2017-09-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191506208 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191506206 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis by : Michael Fortescue
This handbook offers an extensive crosslinguistic and cross-theoretical survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express what would be whole sentences in English. These languages and the problems they raise for linguistic analyses have long featured prominently in language descriptions, and yet the essence of polysynthesis remains under discussion, right down to whether it delineates a distinct, coherent type, rather than an assortment of frequently co-occurring traits. Chapters in the first part of the handbook relate polysynthesis to other issues central to linguistics, such as complexity, the definition of the word, the nature of the lexicon, idiomaticity, and to typological features such as argument structure and head marking. Part two contains areal studies of those geographical regions of the world where polysynthesis is particularly common, such as the Arctic and Sub-Arctic and northern Australia. The third part examines diachronic topics such as language contact and language obsolence, while part four looks at acquisition issues in different polysynthetic languages. Finally, part five contains detailed grammatical descriptions of over twenty languages which have been characterized as polysynthetic, with special attention given to the presence or absence of potentially criterial features.
Author |
: Theresa Biberauer |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 375 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521886956 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521886953 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Parametric Variation by : Theresa Biberauer
Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. This book is a defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program.
Author |
: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1661 |
Release |
: 2017-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781316790663 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1316790665 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Typology by : Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Linguistic typology identifies both how languages vary and what they all have in common. This Handbook provides a state-of-the art survey of the aims and methods of linguistic typology, and the conclusions we can draw from them. Part I covers phonological typology, morphological typology, sociolinguistic typology and the relationships between typology, historical linguistics and grammaticalization. It also addresses typological features of mixed languages, creole languages, sign languages and secret languages. Part II features contributions on the typology of morphological processes, noun categorization devices, negation, frustrative modality, logophoricity, switch reference and motion events. Finally, Part III focuses on typological profiles of the mainland South Asia area, Australia, Quechuan and Aymaran, Eskimo-Aleut, Iroquoian, the Kampa subgroup of Arawak, Omotic, Semitic, Dravidian, the Oceanic subgroup of Austronesian and the Awuyu-Ndumut family (in West Papua). Uniting the expertise of a stellar selection of scholars, this Handbook highlights linguistic typology as a major discipline within the field of linguistics.
Author |
: Mark C. Baker |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 581 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195093087 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195093089 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Polysynthesis Parameter by : Mark C. Baker
This book investigates in detail the grammar of polysynthetic languages--those with very complex verbal morphology. Baker argues that polysynthesis is more than an accidental collection of morphological processes; rather, it is a systematic way of representing predicate-argument relationships that is parallel to but distinct from the system used in languages like English. Having repercussions for many areas of syntax and related aspects of morphology and semantics, this argument results in a comprehensive picture of the grammar of polysynthetic languages. Baker draws on examples from Mohawk and certain languages of the American Southwest, Mesoamerica, Australia, and Siberia.
Author |
: Daniel Siddiqi |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 598 |
Release |
: 2019-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351810272 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351810278 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages by : Daniel Siddiqi
The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages is a one-stop reference for linguists on those topics that come up the most frequently in the study of the languages of North America (including Mexico). This handbook compiles a list of contributors from across many different theories and at different stages of their careers, all of whom are well-known experts in North American languages. The volume comprises two distinct parts: the first surveys some of the phenomena most frequently discussed in the study of North American languages, and the second surveys some of the most frequently discussed language families of North America. The consistent goal of each contribution is to couch the content of the chapter in contemporary theory so that the information is maximally relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences, including graduate students and young new scholars, and even senior scholars who are looking for a crash course in the topics. Empirically driven chapters provide fundamental knowledge needed to participate in contemporary theoretical discussions of these languages, making this handbook an indispensable resource for linguistics scholars.
Author |
: Daniel Siddiqi |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 839 |
Release |
: 2019-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351810265 |
ISBN-13 |
: 135181026X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages by : Daniel Siddiqi
The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages is a one-stop reference for linguists on those topics that come up the most frequently in the study of the languages of North America (including Mexico). This handbook compiles a list of contributors from across many different theories and at different stages of their careers, all of whom are well-known experts in North American languages. The volume comprises two distinct parts: the first surveys some of the phenomena most frequently discussed in the study of North American languages, and the second surveys some of the most frequently discussed language families of North America. The consistent goal of each contribution is to couch the content of the chapter in contemporary theory so that the information is maximally relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences, including graduate students and young new scholars, and even senior scholars who are looking for a crash course in the topics. Empirically driven chapters provide fundamental knowledge needed to participate in contemporary theoretical discussions of these languages, making this handbook an indispensable resource for linguistics scholars.