29.3318, Books: A typology of questions in Northeast Asia and beyond: Hölzl

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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:54:16
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [Sebastian.Nordhoff at langsci-press.org]
Subject: A typology of questions in Northeast Asia and beyond: Hölzl

 


Title: A typology of questions in Northeast Asia and beyond 
Subtitle: An ecological perspective 
Series Title: Studies in Diversity Linguistics  

Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Language Science Press
	   http://langsci-press.org
	

Book URL: http://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/174 


Author: Andreas Hölzl

Electronic: ISBN:  9783961101023 Pages: 546 Price: Europe EURO 0 Comment: Open Access


Abstract:

This study investigates the distribution of linguistic and specifically
structural diversity in Northeast Asia (NEA), defined as the region north of
the Yellow River and east of the Yenisei. In particular, it analyzes what is
called the grammar of questions (GQ), i.e., those aspects of any given
language that are specialized for asking questions or regularly combine with
these. The bulk of the study is a bottom-up description and comparison of GQs
in the languages of NEA. The addition of the phrase and beyond to the title of
this study serves two purposes. First, languages such as Turkish and Chuvash
are included, despite the fact that they are spoken outside of NEA, since they
have ties to (or even originated in) the region. Second, despite its focus on
one area, the typology is intended to be applicable to other languages as
well. Therefore, it makes extensive use of data from languages outside of NEA.
The restriction to one category is necessary for reasons of space and clarity,
and the process of zooming in on one region allows a higher resolution and
historical accuracy than is usually the case in linguistic typology. The
discussion mentions over 450 languages and dialects from NEA and beyond and
gives about 900 glossed examples. The aim is to achieve both a
cross-linguistically plausible typology and a maximal resolution of the
linguistic diversity of Northeast Asia.

This book is available for collaborative reading on PaperHive:
https://paperhive.org/documents/items/kG-A3lUiQxif
 



Linguistic Field(s): Typology


Written In: English  (eng)

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