Variation in South Asian 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 Variation in South Asian Languages write by Pritha Chandra. This book was released on 2023-09-08. Variation in South Asian Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book addresses some raging questions in linguistics today: What kind of variation do typologically related languages display? Do we expect to find the same variation in genealogically unrelated languages spoken in the same area? What makes dialects different? The current book answers these questions using data from languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent—an area known for its linguistic richness and diversity. Each chapter in the book presents a wealth of data collected through extensive fieldwork or controlled experimental setups. The chapters examine macro-variation in relative clauses, word order and negation found among Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman languages. It also investigates meso-level variation among related Eastern Indo-Aryan languages and intra-language and dialectal changes. It encourages scholars to probe deep into the mechanisms that underlie the immense intra- and inter-language variation in the area. It serves as a resource book for postgraduate and research scholars of linguistic typology, theoretical syntax, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and for scholars interested in South Asian languages.
Language Variation in South Asia
Language Variation in South Asia - 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 Language Variation in South Asia write by William Bright. This book was released on 1990-10-04. Language Variation in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. South Asia presents the linguist with a bewildering variety of regional dialects, social dialects, formal and informal registers, literary standards, languages, writing systems, and language families. Written over a period of more than twenty years, these essays by a leading authority on South Asian language cover a broad range of topics in South Asian linguistics. The essays address social dialect, structural borrowing, areal linguistics, the relation between literary and colloquial standards, and the role of written language in South Asian culture from the times of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Offering a sociolinguistic approach, and encompassing both descriptive and historical studies, this collection of twelve of Bright's most important essays reflects his extensive research on the linguistics of South Asia.
Language and Civilization Change in South Asia
Language and Civilization Change in South Asia - 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 Language and Civilization Change in South Asia write by Clarence Maloney. This book was released on 1978. Language and Civilization Change in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages
The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian 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 The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages write by Vijay Gambhir. This book was released on 1995. The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first book to apply the latest methodological analysis to the languages of South Asia, The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages provides a much needed examination of learners and their learning patterns, language materials and their delivery, classroom environments, and learning conditions beyond the classroom. The contributors, accredited researchers and experienced teachers, test important universal learning hypotheses on "less commonly taught languages" and find that those circumstances have significant implications for theory and practice. The book brings into focus a variety of issues related to linguistic theory, second language acquisition research, non-verbal communication, discourse appropriateness, learner variation, and strategies for developing speaking, listening, and reading skills. It is also a valuable addition to the general body of knowledge in the field of adult language acquisition. A carefully prepared index and an extensive bibliography covering both the South Asian field and general literature enhance the book's usefulness as a reference guide.
Old and New Perspectives on South Asian Languages
Old and New Perspectives on South Asian 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 Old and New Perspectives on South Asian Languages write by Colin P. Masica. This book was released on 2007. Old and New Perspectives on South Asian Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume represents a good sample of current scholarship on South Asian languages, historical, descriptive, and typological. It includes material pertaining to most of the linguistic stocks of South Asia (Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Munda, Tibeto-Burman, even Burushaski-along with important comparisons with some of those outside it) - by contributors from six different countries. It grew out of an international contributors from six different countries. It grew out of an international conference on South Asian languages held in Moscow in July 2003.
