Publication

2013 - De Gruyter Mouton, Berlin, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

80,000 words, Guess

Page Count

320 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC491/.1
  • LCCPK121 .V47 2013

Description

The book provides an overview of the alignment patterns found in modern Indo-Aryan languages. The analysis of the patterns of case marking and agreement leads to a balanced view on the concept of ergativity and evaluates its value for typological linguistics. The book offers an extensive discussion of previous approaches to ergativity. It analyzes four Indo-Aryan languages- Asamiya, Nepali, Rajasthani and Kashmiri- on the basis of text corpora. Examples from other Indo-Aryan languages are also adduced. The book is a thorough synchronic study of alignment patterns in Indo-Aryan languages.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Empirical Approaches to Language Typology -- Volume 51

Other Editions

  • Alignment and ergativity in new indo-aryan languagesDe Gruyter Mouton2013-01-01

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