South Asian languages : a syntactic typology / Kārumūri V. Subbārāo.

Subbarao, K. V. (Karumuri V.), 1941-

Call Number	409.54
Author	Subbarao, K. V. 1941- author.
Title	South Asian languages : a syntactic typology / Kārumūri V. Subbārāo.
Physical Description	1 online resource (xix, 369 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. South Asian languages: a preview -- 3. Lexical anaphors and pronouns in South Asian languages -- 4. Case and agreement -- 5. Non-nominative subjects -- 6. Complementation -- 7. Backward control -- 8. Noun modification: relative clauses.
Summary	South Asian languages are rich in linguistic diversity and number. This book explores the similarities and differences of about forty languages from the four different language families (Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan (Indo-European) and Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan)). It focuses on the syntactic typology of these languages and the high degree of syntactic convergence, with special reference to the notion of 'India as a linguistic area'. Several areas of current theoretical interest such as anaphora, control theory, case and agreement, relative clauses and the significance of thematic roles in grammar are discussed. The analysis presented has significant implications for current theories of syntax, verbal semantics, first and second language acquisition, structural language typology and historical linguistics. The book will be of interest to linguists working on the description of South Asian languages, as well as syntacticians wishing to discover more about the common structure of languages within this region.
Subject	Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. South Asia Languages. South Asia Languages Grammar.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139003575

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Summary	South Asian languages are rich in linguistic diversity and number. This book explores the similarities and differences of about forty languages from the four different language families (Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan (Indo-European) and Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan)). It focuses on the syntactic typology of these languages and the high degree of syntactic convergence, with special reference to the notion of 'India as a linguistic area'. Several areas of current theoretical interest such as anaphora, control theory, case and agreement, relative clauses and the significance of thematic roles in grammar are discussed. The analysis presented has significant implications for current theories of syntax, verbal semantics, first and second language acquisition, structural language typology and historical linguistics. The book will be of interest to linguists working on the description of South Asian languages, as well as syntacticians wishing to discover more about the common structure of languages within this region.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. South Asian languages: a preview -- 3. Lexical anaphors and pronouns in South Asian languages -- 4. Case and agreement -- 5. Non-nominative subjects -- 6. Complementation -- 7. Backward control -- 8. Noun modification: relative clauses.
Subject	Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. South Asia Languages. South Asia Languages Grammar.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139003575