5. An integrated areal-typological approach: Local convergence and morphosyntactic features in the Balkan Sprachbund
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Olga Mišeska Tomić
Abstract
The author examines some Balkan Sprachbund features that appear in neighbouring dialects of individual languages, but are absent from the other dialects of the languages to which these dialects belong; as well as some features that function in neighbouring Balkan languages of different families, but are absent from the other Balkan languages of the same family. Displaying individual typological features of the Balkan languages in interaction with other features in the structure of the DP or the clause and taking into consideration sociolinguistic factors and dialectal variation, she tries to identify structural similarities, establish links between structural differences, and shed light upon a number of pertinent Balkan Sprachbund questions.
Abstract
The author examines some Balkan Sprachbund features that appear in neighbouring dialects of individual languages, but are absent from the other dialects of the languages to which these dialects belong; as well as some features that function in neighbouring Balkan languages of different families, but are absent from the other Balkan languages of the same family. Displaying individual typological features of the Balkan languages in interaction with other features in the structure of the DP or the clause and taking into consideration sociolinguistic factors and dialectal variation, she tries to identify structural similarities, establish links between structural differences, and shed light upon a number of pertinent Balkan Sprachbund questions.
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
