The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China : A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach

by Yang Huang

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 1793630097

ISBN-13 9781793630094

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Imprint Lexington Books

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 15th, 2023

Print length 300 Pages

Weight 549 grams

Dimensions 23.70 x 15.70 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: Historical & comparative linguistics Grammar, syntax & morphology

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By examining the development of “finish” morphemes in Sinitic and Zhuang Tai-Kadai through the interplay between grammaticalization and language contact, this book argues that Central Southern Guangxi constitutes a unique micro-linguistic area.

Based on a case study of the evolution of “finish” morphemes in Yue and Zhuang Tai-Kadai, this book examines how an internal factor (grammaticalization) and an external factor (language contact) interacted to produce the polyfunctionality of the specific “finish” morphemes in the languages of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China. Arguing that the Central Southern Guangxi Region is a micro-linguistic area, Huang also introduces five unique areal features shared by many of its languages.

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