Essays about: "Micro-typology"

Found 3 essays containing the word Micro-typology.

1. 1. A Micro-Typological Study of Shina : A Hindu Kush Language Cluster

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Nina Knobloch; [2019]
   Keywords : Micro-typology; Indo-Aryan languages; Greater Hindu Kush; Shina;

   Abstract : In this thesis, 9 Indo-Aryan languages which have previously been classified as Shina languages were analyzed. A cognate analysis of basic vocabulary was conducted, in order to explore the relatedness of the languages. READ MORE

3. 2. A micro-typological study of Pashai varieties in Afghanistan

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Vanessa Quasnik; [2019]
   Keywords : Hindu Kush; Indo-Aryan languages; micro-typology; Pashai; Hindu Kush; Indoariska språk; microtypology; Pashai;

   Abstract : The Hindu Kush region stretches from Afghanistan over Pakistan to North India and is home to what is commonly known as the Dardic languages. The Dardic langagues are a group of Indo-Aryan languages that have in isolation and under contact developed or retained features that can not be found in Indo-Aryan languages outside the region. READ MORE

4. 3. Negation in Germanic languages : A micro-typological study on negation

   University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Carles Fuster Sansalvador; [2013]
   Keywords : Germanic; negation; word order; micro-typology; typology; Germanska språk; negation; ordföljd; typologi; mikrotypologi;

   Abstract : Traditionally, typological classifications have been done in a macro-typological perspective; that is,they have been based on balanced world-wide samples of languages, which often avoid includingclosely related languages, since these are supposed to act alike with respect to their typologicalfeatures and structures. However, attention has recently been drawn to the idea that even closelyrelated languages, as well as dialects within languages, may differ on their typological features. READ MORE