Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China - A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach

By examining the development of "finish" morphemes in Sinitic and Zhuang Tai-Kadai through the interplay between grammaticalization and language contact, this book argues that Central Southern Guangxi constitutes a unique micro-linguistic area.

List of contents

Chapter One: Geographic and Historical Background
Chapter Two: Polyfunctionality of the Finish Verb in Nanning Yue
Chapter Three: Finish Verbs in Other Southern Guangxi Languages
Chapter Four: Contact-Induced Grammatical Change
Chapter Five: Mainland Southeast Asia: A Linguistic Area

About the author

Yang Huang is associate professor in linguistics at Southwest Jiaotong University.

Summary

By examining the development of “finish” morphemes in Sinitic and Zhuang Tai-Kadai through the interplay between grammaticalization and language contact, this book argues that Central Southern Guangxi constitutes a unique micro-linguistic area.

Product details

• Authors: Yang Huang
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781793630094
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-009-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Guangxi, Historical and comparative linguistics, Sino-Tibetan languages