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South Asian languages: a syntactic typology

✍ Scribed by Subbārāo, Kārumūri V

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Leaves
392
Series
Cambridge books online
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

South Asian languages: a preview -- Lexical anaphors and pronouns in South Asian languages -- Case and agreement -- Non-nominative subjects -- Complementation -- Backward control -- Noun modifiers and relative clauses.;Explores the similarities and differences of about forty South Asian languages from the four different language families.

✦ Table of Contents

South Asian languages: a preview --
Lexical anaphors and pronouns in South Asian languages --
Case and agreement --
Non-nominative subjects --
Complementation --
Backward control --
Noun modifiers and relative clauses.

✦ Subjects

FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--General;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Alphabets & Writing Systems;Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax;Language and languages--Grammar;Language and languages;Electronic books;South Asia -- Languages;South Asia -- Languages -- Grammar;Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax;FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- General;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems;Language and languages -- Grammar;South Asia

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