Sökning: "dravidian"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade ordet dravidian.

  1. 1. Mood and Verbals in North Common Tulu

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Författare :Emil Magnus Mannby; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Tulu; Dravidian languages; mood; inflection; morphology; finiteness;

    Sammanfattning : In the Dravidian language Tulu, spoken in the south of present day India, in the states of Karnataka and Kerala, several verb forms exist which have hitherto been poorly described in the scientific literature. A set of these code different modal distinctions, and are thus labeled moods. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploring the Uniqueness of Tulu: An Empirical Investigation of the Three Past Forms in the Dravidian Language of Tulu Nadu

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Författare :Freja Lindgren; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Tulu language; verbal morphology; Dravidian languages; past tense; fieldwork; perfectivity; imperfectivity; perfect; stative; discontinuous;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates three different so-called “past tense forms” in Tulu, a Dravidian language spoken in the south-western Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. Through fieldwork material collected by the author, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the usage and functions of the three forms in Tulu. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Use of the Copula in Non-Copula Constructions in the Languages of South Asia

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Författare :Anna Sjöberg; [2018]
    Nyckelord :south asia; linguistic area; typology; dravidian; munda; tibeto-burman; indo-aryan; copula;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, I explore the use of copulas in non-copula constructions in the languages of South Asia to establish possible genetic and areal tendencies in the distribution. Using materials – language descriptions and data – from Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India, I examine the phenomenon in 206 languages from four families (Munda, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Negation in Dravidian languages : A descriptive typological study on verbal and non-verbal negation in simple declarative sentences

    Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Författare :Camilla Lindblom; [2014]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Over the years the typology of negation has been much described and discussed. However, focus has mainly been on standard negation. Studies on non-verbal negation in general and comparative studies covering the complete domain of non-verbal negation in particular are less common. The strategies to express non-verbal negation vary among languages. LÄS MER