The Kurux Language: Grammar, Texts and Lexicon: Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages, cartea 8
Autor Masato Kobayashi, Bablu Tirkeyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 sep 2017
Making use of first-hand materials from their fieldwork, Kobayashi and Tirkey analyze the complexities of the language in the grammar section. This book also contains transcribed and glossed texts, and a lexicon with more than 9,000 entries, and serves both as reference for linguists and learning resource for students.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789004347656
ISBN-10: 9004347658
Pagini: 792
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 50 mm
Greutate: 1.24 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages
ISBN-10: 9004347658
Pagini: 792
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 50 mm
Greutate: 1.24 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages
Notă biografică
Masato Kobayashi, Ph.D. (2000), University of Pennsylvania, is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Tokyo. He has worked on ancient and modern Indian languages, and is the author of Texts and Grammar of Malto (Vizianagaram, Kotoba Books, 2012).
Bablu Tirkey (1980-2015) was a Lecturer of Kurux at Doranda College, Ranchi. Firmly established in Kurux tradition, he worked on Kurux language and literature, and authored the Kurux novel Khatrka Ropnas gahi Tungul (‘Poor Ropna’s Dream’) (Bendora, Manas Prakashan, 2017).
Bablu Tirkey (1980-2015) was a Lecturer of Kurux at Doranda College, Ranchi. Firmly established in Kurux tradition, he worked on Kurux language and literature, and authored the Kurux novel Khatrka Ropnas gahi Tungul (‘Poor Ropna’s Dream’) (Bendora, Manas Prakashan, 2017).
Cuprins
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
§ 1Typological Overview
§ 2Profile of the Language
§ 3Language Endangerment
§ 4Writing Systems and Transcription
§ 5Name of the Language
§ 6Dialectal Variation
§ 7Genetic Relationship
§ 8Lexicon
§ 9Convergence
§ 10Previous Studies
§ 11Fieldwork and Materials
§ 12Organization of the Book
§ 13Acknowledgment
2 Phonology
§ 14Vowels
§ 15Vowel Length
§ 16Umlaut
§ 17Consonants
§ 18Geminates and Singletons
§ 19Metathesis and Linearity
§ 20Syllable
§ 21Stress and Rhythm
§ 22Intonation
§ 23Morphophonology
§ 24Sound Changes up to Proto-Kurux-Malto
§ 25Phonological Alternations within Kurux
§ 26Summary of Historical Phonology
3 Morphology
§ 27Characteristics of Kurux Morphology
§ 28Parts of Speech
§ 29Nouns: Nominal Stems and Bases
§ 30Nouns: Gender
§ 31Nouns: Number
§ 32Nouns: Cases
§ 33Diminutive and Augmentative
§ 34Compound Nouns and Adjectives
§ 35Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
§ 36Pronouns: Reflexives
§ 37Pronouns: Possessives
§ 38Pronouns: Demonstratives
§ 39Pronouns: Interrogatives and Indefinites
§ 40Pronouns: Cases of Personal and Reflexive Pronouns
§ 41Pronouns: Cases of Demonstratives and Interrogatives
§ 42Adpositions
§ 43Agreement Suffix and Predicative Nominals
§ 44Adjectives: Simple
§ 45Adjectives in -taː, -iyaː, -madʰheː and -aːboː
§ 46Adjectives: Suffixes Deriving Demonyms etc.
§ 47Numerals and Classifiers
§ 48Adverbs
§ 49Preverbs
§ 50Verbs
§ 51Verbal Roots and Verbal Bases
§ 52Past Stem and the Primary Verb Classes
§ 53Irregular Verb Inflection
§ 54Verb Inflection: Simple Tenses
§ 55Complex Aspectual Forms: Perfect
§ 56Complex Aspectual Forms: Progressive
§ 57Complex Aspectual Forms: ciʔ-aː Benefactive
§ 58Verb Inflection: Modal Forms
§ 59Verb Inflection: Inter-Female Forms
§ 60Copula and Existential Verbs
§ 61Copular Clauses and Concord
§ 62Derived Verbal Bases
§ 63Frequentative Verbs
§ 64Infinitives
§ 65Inflection Reduction
§ 66Perfect and Imperfect Participles
§ 67Agentive Participle
§ 68Adverbial Participles
§ 69Converb
§ 70Origin of the Kurux-Malto Past Inflection
4 Syntax and Pragmatics
§ 71Word Order
§ 72Coordinating Conjunctions
§ 73Subordinating Conjunctions
§ 74Complementizer
§ 75Reflexives and Logophorics
§ 76Relative Clauses
§ 77The -madʰheː Construction and Adnominal PPs
§ 78Conditional and Counterfactual
§ 79Complex Predicates
§ 80Voice and Argument Alternation
§ 81Passive and Grammatical Relations
§ 82Stative Passive Construction
§ 83Use of the -aː Infinitive
§ 84Use of the -naː Infinitive
§ 85Non-nominative Subjects
§ 86Impersonal Construction
§ 87Topic and Focus
§ 88Phrasal Clitics
§ 89Clausal Clitics
5 Semantics
§ 90Spatial Deixis
§ 91Animacy, Number, Gender and Person
§ 92Use of the Copular Verbs
§ 93Possession
§ 94Question
§ 95Deictic Verbs
§ 96Definiteness and Differential Object Marking
§ 97Lexical Aspect
§ 98Use of the Simple Tenses
§ 99Use of the Aspectual Forms
§ 100Modality
§ 101Use of the Causative
§ 102Function of the Passive Voice
§ 103Volition or Control over the Action
§ 104Negation
§ 105Negative Polarity Items
§ 106Politeness
§ 107Use of Cases: Nominative
§ 108Use of Cases: Accusative
§ 109Use of Cases: Dative
§ 110Use of Cases: Instrumental-Ablative
§ 111Use of Cases: Genitive
§ 112Use of Cases: Locative
6 Lexicon
§ 113Characteristics of the Kurux Lexicon
§ 114Inherited Etyma
§ 115Loanwords and Toponyms
§ 116Source of Loanwords
§ 117Semantic Shift, Doublets and False Friends
§ 118Kinship Terms
§ 119Personal Names
§ 120Echo Words and Onomatopoeia
§ 121Interjections
§ 122Euphemistic Expression
§ 123Fauna and Flora
7 Glossed Texts
§ 124Home Visit (Dialogue)
§ 125From Bablu Tirkey, Poor Ropna’s Dream (2017)
§ 126Sone the Vulture
§ 127Life Story of a Farmer
§ 128The Bihar Famine (1966–1967) and my Father
§ 129Letiya the Thief
§ 130Building a Career
§ 131King’s Seven Daughters and a Rakshas
§ 132Story of Two Orphans and the Banyan Seed
§ 133Seven Brothers and a Sister
§ 134Story of a Man and a Tiger
§ 135Myth of Fire and Rain
§ 136Why Oraons Observe the Karam Festival
Lexicon
Bibliography
Word Index
General Index
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
§ 1Typological Overview
§ 2Profile of the Language
§ 3Language Endangerment
§ 4Writing Systems and Transcription
§ 5Name of the Language
§ 6Dialectal Variation
§ 7Genetic Relationship
§ 8Lexicon
§ 9Convergence
§ 10Previous Studies
§ 11Fieldwork and Materials
§ 12Organization of the Book
§ 13Acknowledgment
Grammar
2 Phonology
§ 14Vowels
§ 15Vowel Length
§ 16Umlaut
§ 17Consonants
§ 18Geminates and Singletons
§ 19Metathesis and Linearity
§ 20Syllable
§ 21Stress and Rhythm
§ 22Intonation
§ 23Morphophonology
§ 24Sound Changes up to Proto-Kurux-Malto
§ 25Phonological Alternations within Kurux
§ 26Summary of Historical Phonology
3 Morphology
§ 27Characteristics of Kurux Morphology
§ 28Parts of Speech
§ 29Nouns: Nominal Stems and Bases
§ 30Nouns: Gender
§ 31Nouns: Number
§ 32Nouns: Cases
§ 33Diminutive and Augmentative
§ 34Compound Nouns and Adjectives
§ 35Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
§ 36Pronouns: Reflexives
§ 37Pronouns: Possessives
§ 38Pronouns: Demonstratives
§ 39Pronouns: Interrogatives and Indefinites
§ 40Pronouns: Cases of Personal and Reflexive Pronouns
§ 41Pronouns: Cases of Demonstratives and Interrogatives
§ 42Adpositions
§ 43Agreement Suffix and Predicative Nominals
§ 44Adjectives: Simple
§ 45Adjectives in -taː, -iyaː, -madʰheː and -aːboː
§ 46Adjectives: Suffixes Deriving Demonyms etc.
§ 47Numerals and Classifiers
§ 48Adverbs
§ 49Preverbs
§ 50Verbs
§ 51Verbal Roots and Verbal Bases
§ 52Past Stem and the Primary Verb Classes
§ 53Irregular Verb Inflection
§ 54Verb Inflection: Simple Tenses
§ 55Complex Aspectual Forms: Perfect
§ 56Complex Aspectual Forms: Progressive
§ 57Complex Aspectual Forms: ciʔ-aː Benefactive
§ 58Verb Inflection: Modal Forms
§ 59Verb Inflection: Inter-Female Forms
§ 60Copula and Existential Verbs
§ 61Copular Clauses and Concord
§ 62Derived Verbal Bases
§ 63Frequentative Verbs
§ 64Infinitives
§ 65Inflection Reduction
§ 66Perfect and Imperfect Participles
§ 67Agentive Participle
§ 68Adverbial Participles
§ 69Converb
§ 70Origin of the Kurux-Malto Past Inflection
4 Syntax and Pragmatics
§ 71Word Order
§ 72Coordinating Conjunctions
§ 73Subordinating Conjunctions
§ 74Complementizer
§ 75Reflexives and Logophorics
§ 76Relative Clauses
§ 77The -madʰheː Construction and Adnominal PPs
§ 78Conditional and Counterfactual
§ 79Complex Predicates
§ 80Voice and Argument Alternation
§ 81Passive and Grammatical Relations
§ 82Stative Passive Construction
§ 83Use of the -aː Infinitive
§ 84Use of the -naː Infinitive
§ 85Non-nominative Subjects
§ 86Impersonal Construction
§ 87Topic and Focus
§ 88Phrasal Clitics
§ 89Clausal Clitics
5 Semantics
§ 90Spatial Deixis
§ 91Animacy, Number, Gender and Person
§ 92Use of the Copular Verbs
§ 93Possession
§ 94Question
§ 95Deictic Verbs
§ 96Definiteness and Differential Object Marking
§ 97Lexical Aspect
§ 98Use of the Simple Tenses
§ 99Use of the Aspectual Forms
§ 100Modality
§ 101Use of the Causative
§ 102Function of the Passive Voice
§ 103Volition or Control over the Action
§ 104Negation
§ 105Negative Polarity Items
§ 106Politeness
§ 107Use of Cases: Nominative
§ 108Use of Cases: Accusative
§ 109Use of Cases: Dative
§ 110Use of Cases: Instrumental-Ablative
§ 111Use of Cases: Genitive
§ 112Use of Cases: Locative
6 Lexicon
§ 113Characteristics of the Kurux Lexicon
§ 114Inherited Etyma
§ 115Loanwords and Toponyms
§ 116Source of Loanwords
§ 117Semantic Shift, Doublets and False Friends
§ 118Kinship Terms
§ 119Personal Names
§ 120Echo Words and Onomatopoeia
§ 121Interjections
§ 122Euphemistic Expression
§ 123Fauna and Flora
Texts
7 Glossed Texts
§ 124Home Visit (Dialogue)
§ 125From Bablu Tirkey, Poor Ropna’s Dream (2017)
§ 126Sone the Vulture
§ 127Life Story of a Farmer
§ 128The Bihar Famine (1966–1967) and my Father
§ 129Letiya the Thief
§ 130Building a Career
§ 131King’s Seven Daughters and a Rakshas
§ 132Story of Two Orphans and the Banyan Seed
§ 133Seven Brothers and a Sister
§ 134Story of a Man and a Tiger
§ 135Myth of Fire and Rain
§ 136Why Oraons Observe the Karam Festival
Lexicon
Bibliography
Word Index
General Index