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Grammar of Kam Revealed in its Narrative Discourse
Tongyin Yang
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Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, 33 colou. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFB; CFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 679.
The Kam language of China possesses fifteen tones – more than any other language. Yet it has long been neglected as an area of research, especially from the perspective of discourse analysis. This study initiates the exploration of the interface between grammar and discourse by examining various aspects of Kam narrative discourse, and using a functional approach to reveal its structural properties. It also introduces the mechanism for phonological and syntactic variations, as well as classifier variants and sentence-final particles (SFPs) in discourse and word order variations. Finally, it discusses the influence of social setting on narrative structure and offers ... Read more
The Kam language of China possesses fifteen tones – more than any other language. Yet it has long been neglected as an area of research, especially from the perspective of discourse analysis. This study initiates the exploration of the interface between grammar and discourse by examining various aspects of Kam narrative discourse, and using a functional approach to reveal its structural properties. It also introduces the mechanism for phonological and syntactic variations, as well as classifier variants and sentence-final particles (SFPs) in discourse and word order variations. Finally, it discusses the influence of social setting on narrative structure and offers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811022623
SKU
V9789811022623
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About Tongyin Yang
Tongyin Yang, born March 21, 1966, a native Kam speaker from Tongdao, Hunan Province of China, is a linguist whose work spans five subdisciplines: Kam-Tai languages, field linguistics, discourse analysis, language contact, and the interface between language and music. He has done extensive fieldwork in Kam-Tai languages such as Kam, Mak, Jin, Sui , Buyei, and Hlai. His publications include ... Read more
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