Languages of East and Southeast Asia - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Cliff Goddard is Professor of Linguistics at Griffith University, Australia. He was previously Professor of Linguistics, University of New England. His books include The Languages of East and Southeast Asia (OUP 2005). He is co-editor with Anna Wierzbicka of Meaning and Universal Grammar (Benjamins 2002) with whom he is currently working on a book concerned with words and meanings. Klappentext This book introduces readers to the remarkable linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It combines serious but accessible treatments of diverse areas not usually found in a single volume: for example! word origins! cultural key words! tones and sounds! language families and typology! key syntactic structures! writing systems! communicative style. Written with great clarity and an eye for interesting examples! the book is a textbook for students of linguistics! Asian languages! and Asian studies. Zusammenfassung Introduces readers to the linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. This book combines serious treatments of diverse areas: for example, word origins, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key syntactic structures, writing systems, communicative style.

Product details

• Authors: Cliff Goddard, Cliff (Professor of Linguistics Goddard, Goddard Cliff
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2005
• EAN: 9780199273119
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927311-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Historical & comparative linguistics, Archaeology by period / region, Historical and comparative linguistics