History of focus-concord constructions and focus-associated particles in Sinhala, with comparison to Dravidian and Japanese
This study traces the historical development of the focus concord construction of Sinhala from the language of the pre-second millennial graffiti on the Mirror Wall at Sigiriya to the modern colloquial language, with comparison to the historical development of focus concord constructions in the sout...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2018-01-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/241 |