Title The genesis of Sri Lanka Malay : a case of extreme language contact / edited by Sebastian Nordhoff

Published Leiden : Brill, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; v. 3 Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; v. 3. Contents pt. I. Overview -- pt. II. Sociology, history, and demography -- pt. III. Language contact Summary Sri Lanka Malay shows extreme language contact: Malay phonology and lexicon are squared with clearly Indian morphosyntax and semantics. Historical, anthropological, typological and structural approaches shed light on the complex genesis and rapid evolution of this language Notes "This book is a result of the workshop 'Past, Present, and Future of Sri Lanka Malay' held at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig in November 2010." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Malay language -- Sri Lanka Malay language -- Grammar Malays (Asian people) -- Sri Lanka Languages in contact -- Sri Lanka FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous. Languages in contact Malay language Malay language -- Grammar Malays (Asian people) Sri Lanka Form Electronic book Author Nordhoff, Sebastian, editor LC no. 2012041326 ISBN 9789004242258 9004242252 1283902176 9781283902175

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