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Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages

Saartje Verbeke
4.9/5 (19746 ratings)
Description:The book provides an overview of the alignment patterns found in modern Indo-Aryan languages. The analysis of the patterns of case marking and agreement leads to a balanced view on the concept of ergativity and evaluates its value for typological linguistics. The book offers an extensive discussion of previous approaches to ergativity. It analyzes four Indo-Aryan languages Asamiya, Nepali, Rajasthani and Kashmiri on the basis of text corpora. Examples from other Indo-Aryan languages are also adduced. The book is a thorough synchronic study of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan languages."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages. To get started finding Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
332
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Release
2013
ISBN
1299722903

Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages

Saartje Verbeke
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: The book provides an overview of the alignment patterns found in modern Indo-Aryan languages. The analysis of the patterns of case marking and agreement leads to a balanced view on the concept of ergativity and evaluates its value for typological linguistics. The book offers an extensive discussion of previous approaches to ergativity. It analyzes four Indo-Aryan languages Asamiya, Nepali, Rajasthani and Kashmiri on the basis of text corpora. Examples from other Indo-Aryan languages are also adduced. The book is a thorough synchronic study of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan languages."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages. To get started finding Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
332
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Release
2013
ISBN
1299722903
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