Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages /
Verbeke, Saartje
Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages / Saartje Verbeke. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 51 0933-761X ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Theoretical preliminaries -- 2 Indo-Aryan -- 3 Eastern Indo-Aryan: Asamiya -- 4 Northern Indo-Aryan: Nepali -- 5 Western Indo-Aryan: Kashmiri -- 6 Central Indo-Aryan: Rajasthani -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Appendix -- 9 References -- Index of subjects -- Index of languages
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The volume investigates the different alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan and shows that the variation of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan goes beyond the opposition between accusativity and ergativity. The book includes a thorough discussion of the concepts and terminology relating to alignment patterns. The study draws extensively on new language data from Indo-Aryan. It includes discussions of examples taken from Hindi, Sanskrit, Apabhramsa, Asamiya, Bangla, Oriya, the Bihari languages, Nepali, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Siraiki, Poguli, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marwari, Harauti, the Hindi varieties, and Shina. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of various alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan based on a wide range of data. By focusing on lesser known Indo-Aryan languages, the study questions the central position of Hindi-Urdu in the research on ergativity. Each language is treated in its own right, with a focus on language-specific data and analyses, rather than relying on a notional format that starts with pre-established linguistic concepts. In accordance with this methodology, much attention is paid to "indirect" connections between ergative constructions and other syntactic and semantic patterns in the various languages.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110292534 9783110292671
10.1515/9783110292671 doi
Indo-Aryan languages--Grammar.
IndoAryan.
Semantik.
Sprachtypologie.
Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Case Theory. Ergativity. Indo-Ayran Languages. Language Typology.
PK121 / .V47 2013
491/.1
Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages / Saartje Verbeke. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 51 0933-761X ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Theoretical preliminaries -- 2 Indo-Aryan -- 3 Eastern Indo-Aryan: Asamiya -- 4 Northern Indo-Aryan: Nepali -- 5 Western Indo-Aryan: Kashmiri -- 6 Central Indo-Aryan: Rajasthani -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Appendix -- 9 References -- Index of subjects -- Index of languages
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The volume investigates the different alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan and shows that the variation of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan goes beyond the opposition between accusativity and ergativity. The book includes a thorough discussion of the concepts and terminology relating to alignment patterns. The study draws extensively on new language data from Indo-Aryan. It includes discussions of examples taken from Hindi, Sanskrit, Apabhramsa, Asamiya, Bangla, Oriya, the Bihari languages, Nepali, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Siraiki, Poguli, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marwari, Harauti, the Hindi varieties, and Shina. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of various alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan based on a wide range of data. By focusing on lesser known Indo-Aryan languages, the study questions the central position of Hindi-Urdu in the research on ergativity. Each language is treated in its own right, with a focus on language-specific data and analyses, rather than relying on a notional format that starts with pre-established linguistic concepts. In accordance with this methodology, much attention is paid to "indirect" connections between ergative constructions and other syntactic and semantic patterns in the various languages.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110292534 9783110292671
10.1515/9783110292671 doi
Indo-Aryan languages--Grammar.
IndoAryan.
Semantik.
Sprachtypologie.
Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Case Theory. Ergativity. Indo-Ayran Languages. Language Typology.
PK121 / .V47 2013
491/.1