The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China
Download or Read eBook The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China PDF written by Yang Huang and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Yang Huang |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2023-05-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781793630100 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1793630100 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China by : Yang Huang
Book excerpt: Based on a case study of the evolution of “finish” morphemes in Yue and Zhuang Tai-Kadai, this book examines how an internal factor (grammaticalization) and an external factor (language contact) interacted to produce the polyfunctionality of the specific “finish” morphemes in the languages of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China. Arguing that the Central Southern Guangxi Region is a micro-linguistic area, Huang also introduces five unique areal features shared by many of its languages.
