Austronesian Root Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Austronesian Root Theory write by R. A. Blust. This book was released on 1988. Austronesian Root Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the pioneering analyses of Renward Brandstetter (18601942) a quasi-morphological element called the 'root' has been recognized in Austronesian linguistics. This monograph confronts many of the methodological and substantive issues raised but never fully resolved by Brandstetter. In an effort to reassess the value of his work for contemporary linguistics the author examines Brandstetter's methods and results, and applies a modified from of this approach to new material. The study establishes 230 roots based on more than 2,560 root tokens in some 117 languages. It is thus intended to serve as a rudimentary root dictionary and a basic handbook on the subject of the root for future scholars of Austronesian.
A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes)
A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes) write by Robert Blust. This book was released on 2022-06-06. A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book documents an understudied phenomenon in Austronesian languages, namely the existence of recurrent submorphemic sound-meaning associations of the general form -CVC. It fills a critical gap in scholarship on these languages by bringing together a large body of data in one place, and by discussing some of the theoretical issues that arise in analyzing this data. Following an introduction which presents the topic, it includes a critical review of the relevant literature over the past century, and discussions of the following: 1. problems in finding the root (the "needle in the haystack" problem), 2. root ambiguity, 3. controls on chance as an interfering factor, 4. unrecognized morphology as a possible factor in duplicating evidence, 5. the shape/structure of the root, 6. referents of roots, 7. the origin of roots, 8. the problem of distinguishing false cognates produced by convergence in root-bearing morphemes from legitimate comparisons resulting from divergent descent, and 9. the problem of explaining how submorphemes are transmitted across generations of speakers independently of the morphemes that host them. The remainder of the book consists of a list of sources for the 197 languages from which data is drawn, followed by the roots with supporting evidence, a short appendix, and references.
Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages
Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages write by Lívia Körtvélyessy. This book was released on 2024-04-01. Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the very first publication mapping onomatopoeia in the languages of the world. The publication provides a comprehensive, multi-level description of onomatopoeia in the world’s languages. The sample covers six macro-areas defined in the WALS: Euroasia, Africa, South America, North America, Australia, Papunesia. Each language-descriptive chapter specifies phonological, morphological, word-formation, semantic, and syntactic properties of onomatopoeia in the particular language. Furthermore, it provides information about the approach to onomatopoeia in individual linguistic traditions, the sources of data on onomatopoeia, the place and the function of onomatopoeia in the system of each language.
Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology
Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology write by Philip Baldi. This book was released on 2011-06-01. Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology
Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology write by E. M. Kempler Cohen. This book was released on 1999. Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
