An introduction to linguistic typology / Viveka Velupillai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Velupillai, Viveka, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Typology (Linguistics).

Linguistic universals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (539 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This clear and accessible introduction to linguistic typology covers all linguistic domains from phonology and morphology over parts-of-speech, the NP and the VP, to simple and complex clauses, pragmatics and language change. There is also a discussion on methodological issues in typology. This textbook is the first introduction that consistently applies the findings of the World Atlas of Language Structures, systematically includes pidgin and creole languages and devotes a section to sign languages in each chapter. All chapters contain numerous illustrative examples and specific featur

Contents:

An Introduction to Linguistic Typology; Title page; LCC Data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Abbreviations for sign language names; Database acronyms; Languages cited in Chapter 1; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Fast forward from the past to the present; 1.2 The purpose of this book; 1.3 Conventions; 1.3.1 Some remarks on the languages cited in this book; 1.3.2 Some remarks on the examples in this book; 1.4 The structure of this book; Languages cited in Chapter 2; 2. Typology and universals; 2.1 What is typology?; 2.2 Classifications

2.2.1 A note on pidgins, creoles and mixed languages2.2.2 A brief note on sign languages; 2.3 What are universals?; 2.3.1 Unrestricted universals: absolute and statistical; 2.3.2 Implicational universals; 2.4 A very short note on motivations for language universals; Languages cited in Chapter 3; 3. Methodology: Sampling, databases, and how many languages does a typologist speak?; 3.1 Data; 3.1.1 A note on the situation of the languages of the world; 3.1.2 A note on language documentation and description; 3.2 Sampling; 3.2.1 Types of samples; 3.2.2 Types of bias; 3.3 Databases

3.4 A note on methodological issues with sign languagesLanguages cited in Chapter 4; 4. Phonology; 4.1 Phonemes, syllables and prosody; 4.1.1 Segments; 4.1.2 Syllables and suprasegmentals; 4.2 Phonological typology; 4.2.1 Segment inventories; 4.2.2 Patterns of syllable structures; 4.2.3 Patterns of prosody; 4.3 Sign language phonology; Languages cited in Chapter 5; 5. Morphology; 5.1 The building blocks of words; 5.2 Morphological typology; 5.2.1 Fusion; 5.2.2 Exponence; 5.2.3 Flexitivity; 5.2.4 Synthesis; 5.3 Sign language morphology; Languages cited in Chapter 6

6. The lexicon and its classes6.1 Word-formation; 6.1.1 Derivation; 6.1.2 Compounding; 6.2 Parts-of-speech; 6.2.1 Lexical classes; 6.2.2 Functional classes; 6.3 Parts-of-speech in sign languages; Languages cited in Chapter 7; 7. Nominal categories and syntax; 7.1 NP categories; 7.1.1 Number; 7.1.2 Noun classes (gender) and classifiers; 7.1.3 Case; 7.2 NP syntax; 7.2.1 Heads and dependents; 7.2.2 Government and agreement; 7.3 Nominal categories and syntax in sign languages; Languages cited in Chapter 8; 8. Verbal categories; 8.1 A very brief introductory note on the VP; 8.2 Tense

8.2.1 Remoteness8.2.2 Absolute tense; 8.2.3 Relative tense; 8.3 The perfect; 8.4 Aspect; 8.4.1 Aspect versus Aktionsart; 8.4.2 Perfective versus Imperfective; 8.5 Mood and modality; 8.5.1 Realis and irrealis; 8.5.2 Propositional modalities; 8.5.3 Event modalities; 8.6 TMA in sign languages; Languages cited in Chapter 9; 9. Simple clauses; 9.1 Clause participants; 9.1.1 Semantic roles; 9.1.2 Pragmatic roles; 9.1.3 Grammatical relations and alignment; 9.2 Valency; 9.2.1 Increasing valency; 9.2.2 Reducing valency; 9.2.3 Transposing valency; 9.3 Simple clauses in sign languages

Languages cited in Chapter 10

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613851932

9781283539487

1283539489

9789027273505

9027273502

OCLC:

804661313