[PDF] The Munda Languages eBook

Author : Gregory D.S. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1317828860

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The Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic family are spoken within central and eastern India by almost ten million people. To date, they are the least well-known and least documented languages of the Indian subcontinent. This unprecedented and original work draws together a distinguished group of international experts in the field of Munda language research and presents current assessments of a wide range of typological and comparative-historical issues, providing agendas for future research. Representing the current state of Munda Linguistics, this volume provides detailed descriptions of almost all of the languages in the family, in addition to a brief chapter discussing the enigmatic Nihali language.

Author : Gregory D.S. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1277 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1317828852

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The Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic family are spoken within central and eastern India by almost ten million people. To date, they are the least well-known and least documented languages of the Indian subcontinent. This unprecedented and original work draws together a distinguished group of international experts in the field of Munda language research and presents current assessments of a wide range of typological and comparative-historical issues, providing agendas for future research. Representing the current state of Munda Linguistics, this volume provides detailed descriptions of almost all of the languages in the family, in addition to a brief chapter discussing the enigmatic Nihali language.

Author : Shailendra Mohan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1527570479

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This edited volume on Munda linguistics makes an important contribution in terms of analysing and demonstrating key issues such as Proto-Munda reconstruction, migration of Munda language speakers, and synchronic linguistic issues in Munda languages spoken in India. The contributions here reflect the diverse range of scholarship on Munda languages which combines empirical and theoretical discussion; the volume will be an extremely useful reference after a long gap in research on Munda languages and it will be useful not only for scholars interested in research on Munda languages, but also to those interested in typological studies and in documentary and field linguistics more generally. Moreover, this will be a major contribution to the understanding of the cultural and linguistic dynamics of South Asia as a linguistic area.

Author : John Peterson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2010-12-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004190090

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The present study is an extensive description of Kharia, a member of the southern branch of the Munda family, spoken in central-eastern India. It covers virtually all areas of the grammar, including phonology, morphology, syntax as well as a detailed discussion of the lexicon.

Author : Gregory D. S. Anderson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110924250

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The Munda Verb is a unique book on the typology of the verb in the Munda language family, and the first of its kind on any language family of the Indian subcontinent. The author painstakingly works out nearly all the details of the morphology of the verb in each modern Munda language and offers a description of the typology of the Munda verbal systems both individually and collectively. The author uses a large amount of data from modern Munda languages, as well as an extensive cross-linguistic corpus offering comparisons from genetically unrelated languages such as Fox, Amele, Kinyarwanda, Luyia, Takelma, Tonkawa, Burushaski, or Tangut where relevant. Points of note include the unusual incorporation system of South Munda Sora and the elaborate and complex system of verb agreement attested in the Kherwarian Munda languages. Further, the author discusses models for a Proto-Munda verbal system and problems in its reconstruction at various points throughout. This book is of great interest to specialists working on the Munda languages, South Asian linguistics, language typology, historical linguistics and to scholars of both morphology as well as syntax.

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 46,8 MB
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004283579

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The Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages is the first comprehensive reference work on this important language family of South and Southeast Asia. Austroasiatic languages are spoken by more than 100 million people, from central India to Vietnam, from Malaysia to Southern China, including national language Cambodian and Vietnamese, and more than 130 minority communities, large and small. The handbook comprises two parts, Overviews and Grammar Sketches: Part 1) The overview chapters cover typology, classification, historical reconstruction, plus a special overview of the Munda languages. Part 2) Some 27 scholars present grammar sketches of 21 languages, representing 12 of the 13 branches. The sketches are carefully prepared according to the editors’ unifying typological approach, ensuring analytical and notational comparability throughout.

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004425608

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This volume elevates historical morpho-syntax to a research priority in the field of Southeast Asian language history, transcending the traditional focus on phonology and lexicon. The eleven chapters reflect work by 13 leading researchers in Austroasiatic language studies.

Author : Devīdatta Śarmā
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Mundari language
ISBN : 9788170998600

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The Present Volume Presents A Detailed Account Of Phonological, Morphological And Syntactic Features Of Munda And Himalayan Languages Belonging To Two Ethnically And Linguistically Heterogeneous Groups Of People Of The Indian Subcontinent.