Word Order Variation: Semitic, Turkic and Indo-European Languages in Contact

by Asadpour, Hiwa, Jügel

In the Iranic-Semitic-Turkic contact area, where many languages are described as verb-final, 'Targets' (Goals, Recipients, etc.) tend to appear in the immediate postverbal position, a pattern violating the alleged 'basic word order'.

Investigating empirical material, the present volume examines the idea of its contact-induced origin by combining various languages from inside and outside this contact area: the Greek variety Romeyka; Indic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110790211
• ISBN13: 9783110790214
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary