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1 online resource (xv, 397 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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RoutledgeCurzon Asian linguistics series
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RoutledgeCurzon Asian linguistics series.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-383) and indexes. |
| Summary |
The book makes a significant contribution to empirical work on semantic and grammatical change in a linguistic area, as well as representing theoretical advances in cognitive semantics. |
| Contents |
Cover; Linguistic epidemiology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Language and language family abbreviations; Abbreviations; Note to the reader; PART ONE: Preliminaries; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; 1 Linguistic epidemiology: a non-metaphorical view of language; 2 Description of polyfunctionality: semantics and pragmatics; 3 Grammaticalisation; 4 Three conceptual preliminaries; 5 Two methodological issues; 6 Summary and comment; Outline of the book; CHAPTER TWO Background-mainland Southeast Asia; 1 The setting; 2 Language(s); PART TWO: Lao. |
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CHAPTER THREE Polyfunctionality of daj41 What does daj4 mean?; 2 Main verb functions; 3 Postverbal functions: modal 'can' and resultative 'succeed'; 4 Descriptive complementation; 5 Preverbal aspect-modality marking; 6 Polyfunctionality of daj4: summary discussion; PART THREE: Other sample languages; CHAPTER FOUR Main verb functions; 1 Main verb 'come to have'; 2 Further meanings and interpretations; 3 Summary discussion; CHAPTER FIVE Postverbal functions; 1 Postverbal modal 'can'; 2 ACQUIRE as a V2 resultative verb; 3 Possible historical paths; 4 Summary and discussion. |
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CHAPTER SIX Descriptive complementation1 Quantifying complementation; 2 COMPLEMENT as a predicate; 3 Summary; CHAPTER SEVEN Preverbal functions; 1 Aspect function of preverbal ACQUIRE-'result of prior event'; 2 'Must'; 3 'Past tense' and associated aspectual properties; 4 Polite/formal usage; 5 Summary discussion; CHAPTER EIGHT Diversity of Form; 1 Tai *?dai and descendants; 2 Sinitic *tak and descendants; 3 Hmong tau, Mien tu?; 4 Eastern Mon-Khmer; 5 Kmhmu Cwang bwan; 6 Summary; PART FOUR: Conclusion; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; 1 The historical dimension; 2 Conclusion; References. |
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Index of namesIndex of languages and language families; Index of topics; Index of linguistic items. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Languages in contact -- Southeast Asia.
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Languages in contact. |
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Southeast Asia. |
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Southeast Asia -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general.
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Grammar, Comparative and general. |
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Semantics, Comparative.
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Semantics, Comparative. |
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Pragmatics.
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Pragmatics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Enfield, N.J., 1966- Linguistic epidemiology. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 0415297435 (DLC) 2002027541 (OCoLC)50447681 |
| ISBN |
9781135144616 (electronic book) |
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1135144613 (electronic book) |
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1299288723 |
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9781299288720 |
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0415297435 |
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9780415297431 |
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