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Theoretical Perspectives on Word Order in South Asian Languages
. Ed(S): Butt, Miriam; King, Tracy Holloway; Ramchand, Gillian
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hardcover. A collection of papers on word order variation in the languages of South Asia. Editor(s): Butt, Miriam; King, Tracy Holloway; Ramchand, Gillian. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2G; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
This volume presents a collection of papers on word order variation in the languages of South Asia. These languages are interesting precisely because they exhibit such great flexibility in their word orders while not being completely non-configurational; and data from these languages have been the source of much recent research and controversy in this domain. The papers in this volume bring together both theoretical and empirical perspectives on word order variability within a wide variety of South Asian languages. They contribute particularly to a fuller description and understanding of the phenomena. They examine the extent to which linear precedence relations ... Read more
This volume presents a collection of papers on word order variation in the languages of South Asia. These languages are interesting precisely because they exhibit such great flexibility in their word orders while not being completely non-configurational; and data from these languages have been the source of much recent research and controversy in this domain. The papers in this volume bring together both theoretical and empirical perspectives on word order variability within a wide variety of South Asian languages. They contribute particularly to a fuller description and understanding of the phenomena. They examine the extent to which linear precedence relations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781881526506
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V9781881526506
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