Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages / / Saartje Verbeke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Verbeke, Saartje,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]; ©2013
• Ano de Publicação: 2013
• Idioma: English
• coleção: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 51
• Descrição Física: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 Theoretical preliminaries --; 2 Indo-Aryan --; 3 Eastern Indo-Aryan: Asamiya --; 4 Northern Indo-Aryan: Nepali --; 5 Western Indo-Aryan: Kashmiri --; 6 Central Indo-Aryan: Rajasthani --; 7 Conclusion --; 8 Appendix --; 9 References --; Index of subjects --; Index of languages
• Resumo: The volume investigates the different alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan and shows that the variation of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan goes beyond the opposition between accusativity and ergativity. The book includes a thorough discussion of the concepts and terminology relating to alignment patterns. The study draws extensively on new language data from Indo-Aryan. It includes discussions of examples taken from Hindi, Sanskrit, Apabhramsa, Asamiya, Bangla, Oriya, the Bihari languages, Nepali, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Siraiki, Poguli, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marwari, Harauti, the Hindi varieties, and Shina. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of various alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan based on a wide range of data. By focusing on lesser known Indo-Aryan languages, the study questions the central position of Hindi-Urdu in the research on ergativity. Each language is treated in its own right, with a focus on language-specific data and analyses, rather than relying on a notional format that starts with pre-established linguistic concepts. In accordance with this methodology, much attention is paid to "indirect" connections between ergative constructions and other syntactic and semantic patterns in the various languages.
• Formato: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110292671; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110317350; 9783110317244; 9783110317237
• ISSN: 0933-761X
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110292671
• Acesso: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Saartje Verbeke.

The volume investigates the different alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan and shows that the variation of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan goes beyond the opposition between accusativity and ergativity. The book includes a thorough discussion of the concepts and terminology relating to alignment patter...