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1. 1. Lexico-Semantic Areality in the Greater Hindu Kush : An Areal-Typological Study on Numerals and Kinship Terms

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Jacqueline Venetz; [2019]
   Keywords : Greater Hindu Kush; areal typology; lexical areality; numerals; kinship terms; Indo-Aryan; Iranian; Nuristani; Turkic; Tibeto-Burman; Burushaski;

   Abstract : The Greater Hindu Kush designates a mountainous area extending from Afghanistan over Pakistan, Tajikistan and India to the westernmost parts of China. It is home to over 50 lan- guages from six different phyla; Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Nuristani, Turkic, Tibeto-Burman and the language isolate Burushaski. READ MORE

3. 2. Polarity-reversing Affrimative Particles : A Feature of Standard Average European (SAE)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Elena Vera Moser; [2019]
   Keywords : polarity-reversing affirmative particle; linguistic area; European languages; polartitetspartikel; lingvistik område; europeiska språk; jo;

   Abstract : Polarity-reversing affirmative particles are a phenomenon that has largely been overlooked in previous research. A polarity-reversing affirmative particle is used to express disagreement with the polarity of a preceding negative statement. It is a typical answer strategy in Swedish, German, Dutch as well as in French. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. The Use of the Copula in Non-Copula Constructions in the Languages of South Asia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Anna Sjöberg; [2018]
   Keywords : south asia; linguistic area; typology; dravidian; munda; tibeto-burman; indo-aryan; copula;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I explore the use of copulas in non-copula constructions in the languages of South Asia to establish possible genetic and areal tendencies in the distribution. Using materials – language descriptions and data – from Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India, I examine the phenomenon in 206 languages from four families (Munda, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan). READ MORE

6. 5. Kinship terminology in the greater Hindu Kush

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Jane Ogawa; [2018]
   Keywords : Kinship terms; Hindu Kush; areal semantics; lexical typology;

   Abstract : This is a study of the kinship terminology used for one’s parents and their siblings in the languages in the greater Hindu Kush area (GHK). GHK stretches over the mountainous borderlands of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, China and India and homes a range of various languages from six different genera, Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Nuristani, Turkic, Tibeto-Burman, and the language isolate Burushaski. READ MORE