Proto Malayic

Proto Malayic
Author: K. Alexander Adelaar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1992
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

A Grammar of Jahai

A Grammar of Jahai
Author: Niclas Burenhult
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

This book is a linguistic study of Jahai, a language belonging to the Northern Aslian subgroup of the Aslian branch of the Mon-Khmer language family. The language is spoken by groups of foragers in the mountain rainforests of northern Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, its total number of speakers estimated at around 1,000. This study describes the grammar of Jahai, including its phonology, processes of word formation, word classes, and syntax. It also includes a word-list. While primarily aimed at linguistic description, the study makes use of suitable theoretical models for the analysis of linguistic features. In particular, models of Prosodic and Template Morphology are employed to describe the language's intricate processes of affixation. Typological comparisons are made at times, especially with other Aslian languages. The study is intended to expand our knowledge of the understudied Aslian languages. It is also intended to contribute to Mon-Khmer and Southeast Asian language studies in general, and, hopefully, also to a wider linguistic context. Furthermore, it may serve as a practical source of linguistic information for researchers and others working among the Northern Aslian speech communities.

The Handbook of Austroasiatic Languages (2 vols)

The Handbook of Austroasiatic Languages (2 vols)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1358
Release: 2014-12-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004283579

The Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages is the first comprehensive reference work on this important language family of South and Southeast Asia. Austroasiatic languages are spoken by more than 100 million people, from central India to Vietnam, from Malaysia to Southern China, including national language Cambodian and Vietnamese, and more than 130 minority communities, large and small. The handbook comprises two parts, Overviews and Grammar Sketches: Part 1) The overview chapters cover typology, classification, historical reconstruction, plus a special overview of the Munda languages. Part 2) Some 27 scholars present grammar sketches of 21 languages, representing 12 of the 13 branches. The sketches are carefully prepared according to the editors’ unifying typological approach, ensuring analytical and notational comparability throughout.

The Language of Hunter-Gatherers

The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
Author: Tom Güldemann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2020-02-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107003687

Offers a linguistic window into contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, looking at how they survive and interface with agricultural and industrial societies.