Essays about: "indo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word indo.

  1. 1. Standard Arabic and Scottish Gaelic: Shared typological features

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Barbara Bakker; [2023-08-16]
    Keywords : Standard Arabic; Scottish Gaelic; Semitic; Celtic; substrate hypothesis; contact theory; structural similarity; typological feature; typological universals;

    Abstract : Although Celtic languages and Semitic languages belong to separate language families, they share numerous typological similarities that are common to Semitic languages but not shared by Standard Indo-European languages. The occurrence and the reasons for these similarities have been the focus of a whole research field, concerned with linguistic, historical, and anthropological hypotheses about possible reasons for said similarities, as well as with linguistic analyses and comparisons of specific Celtic and Semitic languages, such as Hebrew, Welsh and Breton. READ MORE

  3. 2. Topics in the grammar of Kalkoti

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : David Hultman; [2023]
    Keywords : Kalkoti; Shina languages; Indo-Aryan languages; language contact; Kalkoti; shinaspråk; indoariska språk; språkkontakt;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a study of the phonological and morphosyntactic characteristics of Kalkoti, an understudied Indo-Aryan language of northern Pakistan. Kalkoti belongs to the Shina group of Indo-Aryan languages, but shows heavy influence from the Kohistani language Gawri, including the development of a complex tone system. READ MORE

  4. 3. The cross-linguistic influence on L2 learners' ability to use morphosyntactic cues predictively. : A psycholinguistic study on German grammatical gender acquisition by Greek native speakers.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Mavra Mylona; [2023]
    Keywords : Grammatical gender; Prediction; Second Language Acquisition; Gender Assignment; Picture Selection;

    Abstract : German and Greek are both Indo-European languages that realize grammatical gender and indeed they have similar grammatical gender systems, they both realize three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). They pose some similarities concerning gender agreement as well. However, the lexical gender between these two languages differs a lot. READ MORE

  5. 4. ASEAN in a Changing Asia-Pacific

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Erik Franzén; [2023]
    Keywords : Asia-Pacific; AUKUS; Foreign relations; International relations; Security policy; Quad; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how contemporary ASEAN security and defence policies are impacted by a growing external influence in the region. The thesis relies on elite interviews conducted with academic scholars within Southeast Asia. The findings both confirm previous literature and add new insights. READ MORE

  6. 5. Locative clauses and existential constructions in Khowar

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Hilda Appelgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Khowar; locative clauses; existential clauses; non-verbal predication; Hindu Kush;

    Abstract : The current study investigates how locative clauses and existential constructions are realized and differentiated in the language of Khowar [ISO 693–3: khw] (Hindu Kush Indo-Aryan, HKIA). Khowar is one of several under-researched languages in the Hindu Kush, and as of yet there is no comprehensive description of its linguistic structure. READ MORE