Essays about: "munda"

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  1. 1. 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