The Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia

Table des matières

List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Context; 2. Language Histories and Classifications; 3. Typological Overview; 4. Phonological systems; 5. Word formation; 6. Reference and Nominal Syntax; 7. Predication and Clausal Syntax; Postface; References; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

N. J. Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His publications include Linguistic Epidemiology (2003), 'Areal linguistics and mainland Southeast Asia' (Annual Review of Anthropology, 2005), A Grammar of Lao (2007), Dynamics of Human Diversity (2011) and Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia (co-authored with Bernard Comrie, 2015). He is working on a reference grammar of Kri, a Vietic language spoken in Laos.

Résumé

This comprehensive survey of the history and structures of the languages of mainland Southeast Asia draws on examples from over 100 languages, to give students a rich source of information on the languages of this unique area, of relevance to the study of languages, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and history.

Préface

A survey of the languages of mainland Southeast Asia, covering the history and structures of languages in this unique area.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: N. J. Enfield, Enfield N. J.
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 03.08.2023
• EAN: 9781108700214
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70021-4
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 25 mm
• Poids: 690 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Thème: Cambridge Language Surveys
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Linguistics, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Phonetics, phonology, Language teaching and learning