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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Main Author: Benjamin Slade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-01-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/241