Essays about: "lingvistik område"
Found 4 essays containing the words lingvistik område.
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1. Polarity-reversing Affrimative Particles : A Feature of Standard Average European (SAE)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : 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
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2. Grammatical gender in Hindukush languages : An areal-typological study
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : In the mountainous area of the Greater Hindukush in northern Pakistan, north-western Afghanistan and Kashmir, some fifty languages from six different genera are spoken. The languages are at the same time innovative and archaic, and are of great interest for areal-typological research. READ MORE
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3. Demonstrative contrasts in Hindukush Indo-Aryan
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : Hindukush Indo-Aryan (HKIA) is a disputed subgroup of Indo-Aryan languages spoken within a linguistically diverse area stretching from northeastern Afghanistan, across northern Pakistan to northwestern India, principally covering the mountainous region of Hindukush–Karakoram–Western Himalaya. A noteworthy feature of some of these languages is a three-way demonstrative system, or three deictic terms used by speakers to direct one another’s attention to referents at different distances in their environment. READ MORE
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4. Ongoing Semantic Change in Seven Swedish Words : A questionnaire-based study
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : The lexical semantics of a language is an area of linguistics that has many important implications for the life of modern society. It is important to understand how language change works and why this change occurs. READ MORE