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Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages
Contributor(s): Verbeke, Saartje (Author)

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 ISBN: 311029253X     ISBN-13: 9783110292534
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
OUR PRICE: $179.54  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics
- Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous
Dewey: 491.1
LCCN: 2013409385
Age Level: 22
Grade Level: 17
Series: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [Ealt]
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.42 lbs) 331 pages
 
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The book provides an overview of the alignment patterns found in modern Indo-Aryan languages. The analysis of the patterns of case marking and agreement leads to a balanced view on the concept of ergativity and evaluates its value for typological linguistics. The book offers an extensive discussion of previous approaches to ergativity. It analyzes four Indo-Aryan languages- Asamiya, Nepali, Rajasthani and Kashmiri- on the basis of text corpora. Examples from other Indo-Aryan languages are also adduced. The book is a thorough synchronic study of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan languages.
 
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