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100 1 _aSubbarao, K. V.
_q(Karumuri V.),
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245 1 0 _aSouth Asian languages :
_ba syntactic typology /
_cKārumūri V. Subbārāo.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axix, 369 p. ;
_c24 cm.
520 _a"South Asian languages are rich in linguistic diversity and number. This book explores the similarities and differences of about forty languages from the four different language families (Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan [Indo- European], and Tibeto-Burman [Sino-Tibetan]). It focuses on the syntactic typology of these languages and the high degree of syntactic convergence, with special reference to the notion of "India as a linguistic area." Several areas of current theoretical interest such as anaphora, control theory, case and agreement, relative clauses, and the significance of thematic roles in grammar are discussed. The analysis presented has significant implications for current theories of syntax, verbal semantics, first and second language acquisition, structural language typology, and historical linguistics. The book will be of interest to linguists working on the description of South Asian languages, as well as syntacticians wishing to discover more about the common structure of languages within this region"--
650 0 _aGrammar, Comparative and general
_xSyntax.
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650 7 _aFOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General.
_2bisacsh
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651 0 _aSouth Asia
_xLanguages.
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651 0 _aSouth Asia
_xLanguages
_xGrammar.
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856 4 2 _3Cover image
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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