Recent advances in Tungusic linguistics / edited by Andrej L. Malchukov and Lindsay J. Whaley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whaley, Lindsay J.

Malʹchukov, A. L. (Andreĭ Lʹvovich)

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Series:

Turcologica ; Bd. 89.

Turcologica, 0177-4743 ; Band 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tungus-Manchu languages.

Physical Description:

vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2012.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Historical and comparative issues

The expansion of Tungusic as an ethnic and linguistic process / Juha Janhunen

The problem of the localization of the Manchu-Tungusic homeland / Alexander M. Pevnov

Some preliminary considerations on the possibility of reconstructing the Tungus-Manchu proto-language / Alexander M. Ščerbak

Did Wanyan Xiyin invent the Jurchen script? / Alexander Vovin

part II. Phonology and morphology

An acoustic phonetic study of Oroquen vowels / Steven Lulich & Lindsay Whaley

A note on Udihe phonology from an areal-typological perspective / Toshiro Tsumagari

The morphology of Udihe ideophones / Maria Tolskaya

Designative case in Tungusic languages / Shinjiro Kazama

Desiderative constructions in Evenki / Igor Nedjalkov

The grammaticization cycle of causatives in Oroqen dialects / Fengxiang Li & Lindsay Whaley

Part III. Morphosyntax and discourse

Nominal modification in Udihe and beyond / Irina Nikolaeva

Tungusic converbs and a typology of taxis (relative tense) / Andrey Malchukov

Dependency and clause combining in Xibe / Taeho Jang & Thomas Payne

From clause to discourse: the structure of Evenki narrative / Lenore A. Grenoble.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

ISBN:

9783447065320

344706532X

OCLC:

781678278