Essays about: "dardiska"

Found 3 essays containing the word dardiska.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Discourse Markers in Dardic Languages : Palula ba and ta in a comparative perspective

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Erik Svärd; [2014]
    Keywords : Dardic; Indo-Aryan; Chitral; Palula; Dameli; discourse; topic; conjunctions; Shina; Kohistani; dardiska; indoariska; Chitral; palula; dameli; diskurs; topik; konjunktioner; shina; kohistani;

    Abstract : The present study investigates discourse markers in Dardic languages (Indo-Aryan; Pakistan), focusing on the discourse markers ba and ta in Palula in comparison with other languages of the region, particularly Dameli in which two markers with the same form and similar functions have been observed. The results showed that Palula ba functions as a topic-marker, in addition to other functions, whereas ta only signals subsequence, except in an adversative construction ta. READ MORE

  4. 3. From left to right and back again : The distribution of dependent clauses in the Hindukush

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Rönnqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Hindukush; Dardic; Gawri; Palula; Gilgiti Shina; Kalasha; dependent clauses; adverbial clauses; complement clauses; Hindukush; dardiska språk; gawri; palula; gilgiti shina; kalasha; underordnande satser; adverbiella bisatser; nominalsatser;

    Abstract : In complex clause constructions, the dependent clause can either precede or succeed the main clause. In a study on a selection of Indo-Aryan languages spoken on the Indian subcontinent (Hook 1987), a gradual transition between pre- and postposing languages was found, when moving from the southeast to the northwest in the area. READ MORE