The Tangwang Language : An Interdisciplinary Case Study in Northwest China

Description

This book studies the Tangwang language, providing the first comprehensive grammar in English of this Chinese variety, with detailed analysis of its phonology, morphology, and syntax. This fills a gap in the literature, as previously only a few articles on this language were available. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, examining genetic data to determine historical patterns of population migration, as well as linguistic data that focus on the influence of the Dongxiang (Santa) language as a consequence of language contact on the Silk Road. The concluding chapter argues that Tangwang has not yet become a mixed language, and that syntactic borrowing has a stronger impact than lexical borrowing on languages. Read more... Abstract: This book studies the Tangwang language, providing the first comprehensive grammar in English of this Chinese variety, with detailed analysis of its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Language Admixture and Replacement in Northwestern China (Dan Xu)....Pages 1-28 Historical, Religious and Genetic Context of Tangwang (Dan Xu)....Pages 29-47 The Phonology of Tangwang (Dan Xu)....Pages 49-76 Tangwang Morphology (Dan Xu)....Pages 77-99 Tangwang Syntax (Dan Xu)....Pages 101-123 About “Mixed Languages” (Dan Xu)....Pages 125-151 Back Matter ....Pages 153-184