4. The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area
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Mily Crevels
Abstract
The Guaporé-Mamoré region is one of the world’s linguistically most diverse regions, with over 50 languages representing eight different stocks and 11 genetic isolates. In spite of the fact that these languages diverge enormously at the lexical level, they do seem to share a considerable number of structural features. Most of these languages are seriously endangered, but fortunately recent research initiatives have contributed to their documentation and led to new insights and data. This paper reviews the present research situation with regard to these languages and examines possible areal linguistic relationships in the Guaporé-Mamoré region.
Abstract
The Guaporé-Mamoré region is one of the world’s linguistically most diverse regions, with over 50 languages representing eight different stocks and 11 genetic isolates. In spite of the fact that these languages diverge enormously at the lexical level, they do seem to share a considerable number of structural features. Most of these languages are seriously endangered, but fortunately recent research initiatives have contributed to their documentation and led to new insights and data. This paper reviews the present research situation with regard to these languages and examines possible areal linguistic relationships in the Guaporé-Mamoré region.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editor and contributing authors vii
- 1. Introduction: Conceptual and methodological issues in areal linguistics 1
- 2. The problem of the Caucasian Sprachbund. 25
- 3. East Nusantara as a linguistic area 95
- 4. The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area 151
- 5. An integrated areal-typological approach: Local convergence and morphosyntactic features in the Balkan Sprachbund 181
- 6. Zhuang: A Tai language with some Sinitic characteristics. Postverbal 'can' in Zhuang, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Lao 221
- Language index 275
- Author index 281
- Subject index 285
- Place index 291
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editor and contributing authors vii
- 1. Introduction: Conceptual and methodological issues in areal linguistics 1
- 2. The problem of the Caucasian Sprachbund. 25
- 3. East Nusantara as a linguistic area 95
- 4. The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area 151
- 5. An integrated areal-typological approach: Local convergence and morphosyntactic features in the Balkan Sprachbund 181
- 6. Zhuang: A Tai language with some Sinitic characteristics. Postverbal 'can' in Zhuang, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Lao 221
- Language index 275
- Author index 281
- Subject index 285
- Place index 291
