Trends in South Asian Linguistics

Trends in South Asian Linguistics
Title Trends in South Asian Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Ghanshyam Sharma
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 533
Release 2021-11-08
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 3110753146

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The field of South Asian linguistics has undergone considerable growth and advancement in recent years, as a wider and more diverse range of languages have become subject to serious linguistic study, and as advancements in theoretical linguistics are applied to the rich linguistic data of South Asia. In this growth and diversity, it can be difficult to retain a broad grasp on the current state of the art, and to maintain a sense of the underlying unity of the field. This volume brings together twenty articles by leading scholars in South Asian linguistics, which showcase the cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, and offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art in South Asian linguistics. The contributions to the volume focus primarily on syntax and semantics, but also include important contributions on morphological and phonological questions. The contributions also cover a wide range of languages, from well-studied Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Bangla and Panjabi, through Dravidian languages to endangered and understudied Tibeto-Burman languages. This collection is a must-read for all scholars interested in current trends and advancements in South Asian linguistics.

Trends in South Asian Linguistics

Trends in South Asian Linguistics
Title Trends in South Asian Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Ghanshyam Sharma
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 495
Release 2021-11-08
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110753065

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The field of South Asian linguistics has undergone considerable growth and advancement in recent years, as a wider and more diverse range of languages have become subject to serious linguistic study, and as advancements in theoretical linguistics are applied to the rich linguistic data of South Asia. In this growth and diversity, it can be difficult to retain a broad grasp on the current state of the art, and to maintain a sense of the underlying unity of the field. This volume brings together twenty articles by leading scholars in South Asian linguistics, which showcase the cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, and offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art in South Asian linguistics. The contributions to the volume focus primarily on syntax and semantics, but also include important contributions on morphological and phonological questions. The contributions also cover a wide range of languages, from well-studied Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Bangla and Panjabi, through Dravidian languages to endangered and understudied Tibeto-Burman languages. This collection is a must-read for all scholars interested in current trends and advancements in South Asian linguistics.

Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics

Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics
Title Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Rajendra Singh
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 258
Release 2009
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 311022559X

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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 study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.

Trends in South Asian Linguistics

Trends in South Asian Linguistics
Title Trends in South Asian Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Ghanshyam Sharma
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 0
Release 2021
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 9783110752939

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Trends in South Asian Linguistics brings together cutting-edge research by leading scholars in almost all major branches of South Asian linguistics, including syntax, semantics, morphology, and phonology. The articles in the volume feature a diverse

Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia

Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia
Title Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia PDF eBook
Author Anju Saxena
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 395
Release 2008-08-22
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110197782

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The increasing globalization and centralization in the world is threatening the existence of a large number of smaller languages. In South Asia some locally dominant languages (e.g., Hindi, Urdu, Nepali) are gaining ground beside English at the expense of the lesser-known languages. Despite a long history of stable multilingualism, language death is not uncommon in the South Asian context. We do not know how the language situation in South Asia will be affected by modern information and communication technologies: Will cultural and linguistic diversity be strengthened or weakened as they become increasingly prevalent in all walks of life? This volume brings together areas of research that so far do not interact to any significant extent: traditional South Asian descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics, documentary linguistics, issues of intellectual and cultural property and fieldwork ethics, and language technology. Researchers working in the areas of documentary linguistics and language technology have become aware of each other in the last few years, and of how work in the other area could be potentially useful in furthering their own aims. Similarly, the insights of documentary linguistics are making their way into descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics. However, the potential for synergy among these areas of research is almost limitless. This volume provides the reader, not so much with a do-it-yourself recipe for applying modern technology to the problem of language shift in South Asia today, but rather with some basic knowledge about the problems involved and some directions from which solutions could be forthcoming, a toolbox rather than a blueprint, for helping to shape the linguistic future of South Asia.

Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area

Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area
Title Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area PDF eBook
Author
Publisher BRILL
Pages 343
Release 2020-10-12
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9004439153

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This volume provides a first of its kind account of expressives in the region from a grammatical, historical, and literary perspective. It provides case studies from the four major language families of South Asia.

Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics

Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics
Title Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Rajendra Singh
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 335
Release 2008-12-19
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110211505

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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 study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.