Coordinating Conjunctions in Sinitic Languages
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Beschreibung
The book is a comprehensive typological study of coordinating conjunctions in Sinitic languages and other languages worldwide, focusing on the grammaticalization pathways through which conjunctions emerge. Utilizing an extensive database of coordinating conjunctions, including first-hand data from 234 Chinese dialects and 45 non-Sinitic languages, as well as 830 sets of second-hand data, this research aims to reconstruct the primary grammaticalization paths of coordinating conjunctions in Sinitic languages while making typological generalizations and classifications. The study contributes to the understanding of how coordinating conjunctions develop in various languages and sheds light on the typological patterns that emerge across languages.
The book is a comprehensive typological study of coordinating conjunctions in Sinitic languages and other languages worldwide, focusing on the grammaticalization pathways through which conjunctions emerge. Utilizing an extensive database of coordinating conjunctions, including first-hand data from 234 Chinese dialects and 45 non-Sinitic languages, as well as 830 sets of second-hand data, this research aims to reconstruct the primary grammaticalization paths of coordinating conjunctions in Sinitic languages while making typological generalizations and classifications. The study contributes to the understanding of how coordinating conjunctions develop in various languages and sheds light on the typological patterns that emerge across languages.
focus exclusively on coordinating conjunctions in Chinese dialects offers a thorough examination of the Yue dialect (Cantonese) from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives sheds light on the diachronic development paths of coordinating conjunctions in Chinese dialects
Autor*in
Kevin Kin-wing Chan
Themen in »Coordinating Conjunctions in Sinitic Languages«
Coordinating conjunctions Grammaticalization Chinese dialects Linguistic typology Language contact