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A William Cameron Townsend en El Vigésimoquinto Aniversario Del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano
Author: A William Cameron Townsend en el vigesimoquinto aniversario del instituto liguistico de verano
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A William Cameron Townsend en el vigésimo aniversario del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano
Author: A William Cameron Townsend en el vigesimoquinto aniversario del Instituto Lingueistico de Verano
Author: A William Cameron Townsend en el vigesimoquinto anniversario del Instituto Linguistico de Verano
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Pages : 694
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The Summer Institute of Linguistics
Author: Ruth M. BrendPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110806177
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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The Origin and Diversification of Language
Author: Morris SwadeshPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351478028
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Morris Swadesh, one of this century's foremost scientific investigators of language, dedicated much of his life to the study of the origin and evolution of language. This volume, left nearly completed at his death and edited posthumously by Joel F. Sherzer, is his last major study of this difficult subject.Swadesh discusses the simple qualities of human speech also present in animal language, and establishes distinctively human techniques of expression by comparing the common features that are found in modern and ancient languages. He treats the diversification of language not only by isolating root words in different languages, but also by dealing with sound systems, with forms of composition, and with sentence structure. In so doing, he demonstrates the evidence for the expansion of all language from a single central area. Swadesh supports his hypothesis by ""exhibits"" that conveniently present the evidence in tabular form. Further clarity is provided by the use of a suggestive practical phonetic system, intelligible to the student as well as to the professional.The book also contains an Appendix, in which the distinguished ethnographer of language, Dell Hymes, gives a valuable account of the prewar linguistic tradition within which Swadesh did some of his most important work.
Genders and Classifiers
Author: Alexandra Y. AikhenvaldPublisher: Explorations in Linguistic Typ
ISBN: 0198842015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive account of the typology of noun classification across the world's languages. Every language has some means of categorizing objects into humans, or animates, or by their shape, form, size, and function. The most widespread are linguistic genders - grammatical classes of nouns based on core semantic properties such as sex (female and male), animacy, humanness, and also shape and size. Classifiers of several types also serve to categorize entities. Numeral classifiers occur with number words, possessive classifiers appear in the expressions of possession, and verbal classifiers are used on a verb, categorizing its argument. These varied sorts of genders and classifiers can also occur together. This volume elaborates on the expression, usage, history, and meanings of noun categorization devices, exploring their various facets across the languages of South America and Asia, which are known for the diversity of their noun categorization. The volume begins with a typological introduction that outlines the types of noun categorization devices and their expression, scope, functions, and development, as well as sociocultural aspects of their use. The following nine chapters provide in-depth studies of genders and classifiers of different types in a range of South American and Asian languages and language families, including Arawak languages, Zamucoan, Hmong, and Japanese.
Nahuatl in the Middle Years
Author: Frances E. KarttunenPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520095618
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Historical Linguistics 1999
Author: Laurel J. BrintonPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027237220
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This is a selection of papers from the 14th International Conference on Historical Linguistics held August 9-13, 1999, at the University of British Columbia. From the rich program and the many papers given during this conference, the present twenty-three papers were carefully selected to display the state of current research in the field of historical linguistics.