The languages of East and Southeast Asia : an introduction / Cliff Goddard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goddard, Cliff, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics--East Asia.

Linguistics.

East Asia--Languages.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book introduces the linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It contains treatments of diverse areas including: word origins, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key syntactic structures, writing systems and communicative style" - provided by publisher

Introducing readers to the linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia, Cliff Goddard discusses word origin, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key syntactic structures, writing systems, and communicative style.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of maps and figures; List of tables; Conventions and symbols; 1 The languages of East and Southeast Asia: a first look; 2 Language families, linguistic areas and language situations; 3 Words: origins, structures, meanings; 4 Grammatical topics; 5 The soundscape of East and Southeast Asia; 6 Writing systems; 7 The art of speaking; Exercises; Solutions; Glossary of linguistic terms; References; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-306) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9781383041606

1383041601

9780191037337

0191037338

9781281345806

1281345806

9780191534157

0191534153

9781435609952

1435609956

OCLC:

466434032