Dhivehi : : The Language of the Maldives / / Amalia E. Gnanadesikan; ed. by Anne David.
Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives, has received little attention in the linguistic literature, and no other comprehensive grammar of the standard language has yet been published.This work describes the phonology, unique orthography, morphology, and syntax of standard Dhivehi. Plentiful examples...
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Gnanadesikan, Amalia E., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Dhivehi : The Language of the Maldives / Amalia E. Gnanadesikan; ed. by Anne David. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2016] ©2017 1 online resource (XII, 351 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Mouton-CASL Grammar Series [MCASL] ; 3 Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Series Editors’ Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. About this Grammar -- 2. The Dhivehi Language -- 3. Phonology and Writing System -- 4. Lexicon -- 5. Nouns and Noun Morphology -- 6. Demonstratives, Pro-forms, and Noun Modifiers -- 7. Postpositions and Adverbs -- 8. Verbs and Verb Morphology -- 9. Particles, Interjections, Conjunctions, and Discourse Markers -- 10. Noun Phrases -- 11. Compound Verbs, Verbal Collocations, and Verbal Complexes -- 12. Simple Sentences -- 13. Complex Sentences -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives, has received little attention in the linguistic literature, and no other comprehensive grammar of the standard language has yet been published.This work describes the phonology, unique orthography, morphology, and syntax of standard Dhivehi. Plentiful examples with native orthography, Roman transliteration, and morpheme-by-morpheme glossing illustrate the various features of the language.This grammar will be of use both to linguists and to students of Dhivehi. dhivehi (Maldivian), the national language of the Maldives, has received very little attention in the linguistic literature. With Sinhala (Sinhalese) Dhivehi constitutes a branch of the Indo-Aryan languages that shows a number of features unusual within the Indo-Aryan group, such as a lack of contrastive aspiration, prenasalized stops, and a lack of relative pronouns. Dhivehi also displays features unknown to Sinhala, such as a nonverbal copula and an associative plural, as well as its own unique alphabet, Thaana.Based on both fieldwork and corpus research, this grammar provides comprehensive coverage of the phonology, orthography, morphology, and syntax of standard written and spoken Dhivehi. The plentiful examples provide native Thaana orthography, Roman transliteration, and morpheme-by-morpheme glossing along with free translations.Written in an accessible style from a theory-neutral perspective, this work will be of use to linguistic researchers, language scholars, and students of Dhivehi. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024) Divehi language Grammar. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh Dhivehi. Indo-European Languages. Language Typology. David, Anne , editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2017 Part 1 9783110762495 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017 9783110719543 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter De Gruyter Mouton Contemporary 2016-2019 9783110742978 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2016 9783110485103 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2016 9783110485257 ZDB-23-DSP EPUB 9781501500763 print 9781614513049 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512349 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781614512349 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781614512349/original |
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Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Series Editors’ Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. About this Grammar -- 2. The Dhivehi Language -- 3. Phonology and Writing System -- 4. Lexicon -- 5. Nouns and Noun Morphology -- 6. Demonstratives, Pro-forms, and Noun Modifiers -- 7. Postpositions and Adverbs -- 8. Verbs and Verb Morphology -- 9. Particles, Interjections, Conjunctions, and Discourse Markers -- 10. Noun Phrases -- 11. Compound Verbs, Verbal Collocations, and Verbal Complexes -- 12. Simple Sentences -- 13. Complex Sentences -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Series Editors’ Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. About this Grammar -- 2. The Dhivehi Language -- 3. Phonology and Writing System -- 4. Lexicon -- 5. Nouns and Noun Morphology -- 6. Demonstratives, Pro-forms, and Noun Modifiers -- 7. Postpositions and Adverbs -- 8. Verbs and Verb Morphology -- 9. Particles, Interjections, Conjunctions, and Discourse Markers -- 10. Noun Phrases -- 11. Compound Verbs, Verbal Collocations, and Verbal Complexes -- 12. Simple Sentences -- 13. Complex Sentences -- References -- Index |
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