Expressives in the South Asian linguistic area / / edited by Nathan Badenoch, Nishaant Choksi.

Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area offers the first comprehensive account of this important understudied word class from synchronic, diachronic, literary, and descriptive perspectives. The work contains studies from the four major language families of South Asia (Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, A...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; Volume 13
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; Volume 13.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Includes index.
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Summary:Expressives in the South Asian Linguistic Area offers the first comprehensive account of this important understudied word class from synchronic, diachronic, literary, and descriptive perspectives. The work contains studies from the four major language families of South Asia (Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman) and covers domains in semantics, morphosyntax, and phonotactics. It also includes studies from literature and film that show how expressive form and function are embedded in performative contexts. Finally, the volume also contains first of its kind data from several small endangered languages from the region. Proposing an innovative methodology that combines structural and semiotic analysis, the volume advances a more holistic understanding of areal phenomena that departs from previous studies of the South Asian linguistic area.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004439153
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Nathan Badenoch, Nishaant Choksi.