The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China

A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach

Yang Huang (Author)

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The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China

A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach

Yang Huang (Author)

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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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Chapter One: Geographic and Historical Background
Chapter Two: Polyfunctionality of the Finish Verb in Nanning Yue
Chapter Three: Finish Verbs in Other Southern Guangxi Languages
Chapter Four: Contact-Induced Grammatical Change
Chapter Five: Mainland Southeast Asia: A Linguistic Area

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Published	30 May 2023
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	320
ISBN	9781793630100
Imprint	Lexington Books
Illustrations	33 b/w illustrations; 2 maps; 3 textboxes;
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

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Yang Huang

Yang Huang is associate professor in linguistics a…

This book presents an insightful account of the complex linguistic situation in South China and surrounding regions, focusing on language contact. Engaging, refreshing, and informative, the work is an important contribution to the study of languages and cultures in mainland Southeast Asia.

Yongxian Luo, University of Melbourne
Huang takes on one of the central questions of linguistics—to explain why languages are structured the way they are—in this convincing examination of minority languages in the Guangxi region. This book argues that there is no comprehensive answer to this question without establishing how the structures of the languages concerned were shaped by processes of grammaticalization and contact with other languages.

Bernd Heine, University of Cologne
A meticulous piece of research on many interesting contact-induced grammatical phenomena in Guangxi.

Hilário de Sousa, École des hautes études en sciences sociales