The Sino-Tibetan Languages (2) (Routledge Language Family Series: 1a)

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Synopsis
There are more native speakers of Sino-Tibetan languages than of any other language family in the world. Our records of these languages are among the oldest for any human language, and the amount of active research on them has multiplied in the last few decades. Now in its second edition and fully updated to include new research, The Sino-Tibetan Languages includes overview articles on individual languages, with an emphasis on the less commonly described languages, as well as descriptions and comments on the subgroups in which they occur. There are overviews of the whole family on genetic classification and language contact, syntax and morphology, and also on word order typology. There are also more detailed overview articles on the phonology, morphosyntax, and writing system of just the Sinitic side of the family. Supplementing these overviews are articles on Shanghainese, Cantonese and Mandarin dialects. Tibeto-Burman is reviewed by genetic or geographical sub-group, with overview articles on some of the major groups and areas, and there are also detailed descriptions of 41 individual Tibeto-Burman languages, written by world experts in the field. Designed for students and researchers of Asian languages, The Sino-Tibetan Languages is a detailed overview of the field. This book is invaluable to language students, experts requiring concise, but thorough, information on related languages, and researchers working in historical, typological and comparative linguistics.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
1,018 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781315399485
Related ISBNs:
9781138783324, 9780367570453, 9781315399508
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Graham Thurgood and Randy J. LaPolla for selection and editorial matter
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Foreign Language Study
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Graham Thurgood
Edited by:
Randy J. LaPolla

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