{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-grammar-sound-and-meaning-in-the-languages-of-mainland-southeast-asia-paperback-9781108790383","title":"The Aesthetics of Grammar; Sound and Meaning in the Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108790383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Aesthetics of Grammar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSound and Meaning in the Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides a detailed comparative overview of an array of elaborate grammatical resources used in Southeast Asian languages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey P. Williams (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108790383, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  2 maps  25 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A groundbreaking introduction to an important, long-neglected phenomenon. The descriptive and theoretical problems posed by expressive systems are a serious challenge for the next generation of linguists, and scholars seeking to engage this challenge will begin with this volume.' Scott DeLancey, University of Oregon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe languages of mainland Southeast Asia evidence an impressive array of elaborate grammatical resources, such as echo words, phonaesthetic words, chameleon affixes, chiming derivatives, onomatopoeic forms, ideophones and expressives. Speakers of these languages fashion grammatical works of art in order to express and convey emotions, senses, conditions and perceptions that enrich discourse. This book provides a detailed comparative overview of the mechanisms by which aesthetic qualities of speech operate as part of speakers' grammatical knowledge. Each chapter focuses on a different language and explores the grammatical information of a number of well- and lesser-known languages from mainland Southeast Asia. It will be of great interest to syntacticians, morphologists, linguistic anthropologists, language typologists, cognitive scientists interested in language, and instructors of Southeast Asian languages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Jeffrey P. Williams\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Austro-Asiatic: 2. Expressives in Austro-Asiatic Paul Sidwell\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aesthetic elements in Temiar grammar Geoffrey Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e 4. Decorative morphology in Khmer John Haiman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why is sound symbolism so common in Vietnamese? Marc Brunelle and Lê Thi Xuy?n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Grammatical aesthetics in Wa Justin Watkins\u003cbr\u003e 7. Beautifying techniques in Kammu vocal genres Håkan Lundström\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Tai-Kadai: 8. Proverbs, proverbial elaboration, and poetic development in the Tai languages Thomas John Hudak\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lexicalized poetry in Sui James N. Stanford\u003cbr\u003e 10. Attitudes towards aesthetic aspects of Thai grammar Wilaiwan Khanittanan\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Hmong-Mien: 11. White Hmong reduplicative expressives Martha Ratliff\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Austronesian: 12. The aesthetics of Jarai echo morphology Lap M. Siu and Jeffrey P. Williams\u003cbr\u003e 13. Expressive forms in Bih – a Highland Chamic language of Vietnam Tam Nguyen\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Tibeto-Burman: 14. Aesthetic aspects of Khmui grammar David A. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e 15. Delight in sound: Burmese patterns of euphony Julian K. Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e 16. Psycho-collocational expressives in Burmese Alice Vittrant\u003cbr\u003e 17. Grammatical aesthetics of ritual texts in Akha Inga-Lill Hansson.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001093017880,"sku":"9781108790383","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108790383i.jpg?v=1696719462","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-grammar-sound-and-meaning-in-the-languages-of-mainland-southeast-asia-paperback-9781108790383","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}