Malayalam

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ISBN: 9780415022422 | 0415022428
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This is the first detailed description of Malayalam, a major Dravidian language spoken principally in the southern part of India.Malayalamprovides in-depth analysis of the linguistic richness of this language, spoken by over 35 million people on India's Malabar coast. A full account of the syntax, morphology and phonology of the language is provided, along with information on a number of structured semantic fields.

Preface

(2)

Abbreviations

xvii

(2)

Transcription

xix

(1)

Map of India

(1)

Map of Kerala

xxi

(2)

INTRODUCTION

xxiii

CHAPTER 1. SYNTAX

(190)

1.1. General questions

(95)

1.1.1. Sentence types

(38)

1.1.1.1. Direct and indirect speech

(5)

1.1.1.2. Interrogative sentences

(25)

1.1.1.2.1. Yes-no questions

(5)

1.1.1.2.2. Question word questions

(10)

1.1.1.2.3. Echo questions

(4)

1.1.1.2.4. Answers

(6)

1.1.1.3. Imperative sentences

(4)

1.1.1.4. Other sentence-types

(1)

1.1.1.5. Indirect speech acts

(3)

1.1.2. Subordination

(56)

1.1.2.1. General Markers of subordination

(1)

1.1.2.2. Noun clauses

(11)

1.1.2.3. Adjective clauses (relative clauses)

(23)

1.1.2.4. Adverb clauses

(21)

1.1.2.5. Sequence of tenses

(1)

1.2. Structural questions

(37)

1.2.1. Internal structure of the sentence

(20)

1.2.1.1. Copular sentences

(9)

1.2.1.2. Verbal sentences

105

(4)

1.2.1.3. Adverbials

109

(7)

1.2.2. Adjective phrase

116

(3)

1.2.2.1. Definition

116

(1)

1.2.2.2. Adjectivals with arguments

117

(1)

1.2.2.3. Adverbial modification of adjectives

117

(2)

1.2.3. Adverbial phrase

119

(1)

1.2.3.1. Definition

119

(1)

1.2.3.2. Modifiers of adverbs

119

(1)

1.2.4. Postpositional phrase

120

(3)

1.2.4.1. Definition

120

(1)

1.2.4.2. Arguments of postpositions

121

(1)

1.2.4.3. Modifiers of postpositions

122

(1)

1.2.4.4. Cases governed by postpositions

122

(1)

1.2.5. Noun phrase

123

(10)

1.2.5.1. Definition

123

(1)

1.2.5.2. Modifiers in noun phrases

123

(5)

1.2.5.3. Co-occurrence of modifiers

128

(2)

1.2.5.4. Combinations of types of modifier

130

(1)

1.2.5.5. Order of constituents of noun phrase

131

(2)

1.3. Coordination

133

(18)

1.3.1.1. Coordination of sentences

133

(8)

1.3.1.2. Number of coordinators in relation to number of elements coordinated

141

(1)

1.3.1.3. Coordination of major categories of sentence

142

(1)

1.3.1.4. Coordination and accompaniment

143

(5)

1.3.1.5. Structural parallelism and coordination

148

(2)

1.3.2. Omission of elements of sentence under coordination

150

(1)

1.4. Negation

151

(5)

1.4.1. Sentence negation

151

(2)

1.4.1.1. Negation of copular sentences

151

(1)

1.4.1.2. Negation of verbal sentences

152

(1)

1.4.2. Constituent negation

153

(1)

1.4.3. Multiple negatives

154

(1)

1.4.4. Negation in coordinated structures

155

(1)

1.4.5. Negation in subordinate and higher clauses

155

(1)

1.4.6. Universal negation

156

(1)

1.5. Anaphora

156

(6)

1.5.1. Means of expressing anaphora

156

(4)

1.5.1.1-2. Deletion

156

(1)

1.5.1.3. Personal pronoun

157

(1)

1.5.1.4. Reflexive pronoun

158

(1)

1.5.1.5. Nonpronominal reflexives

159

(1)

1.5.2. Domains of anaphora

160

(2)

1.5.2.1. Within the clause

160

(1)

1.5.2.2. Between coordinate structures

160

(1)

1.5.2.3. Between superordinate and subordinate clauses

161

(1)

1.6. Reflexives

162

(6)

1.6.1. Means of expressing reflexivity

162

(4)

1.6.1.1. Invariable forms

162

(1)

1.6.1.2. Variable reflexive pronoun

163

(2)

1.6.1.3. Verbal affix

165

(1)

1.6.1.4. Other means

166

(1)

1.6.2-3. Scope of reflexivity

166

(1)

1.6.4. Position of the reflexive

166

(1)

1.6.5. Relations between antecedent and reflexive

166

(1)

1.6.6. Reflexive relations within nominalised clauses

167

(1)

1.6.7. Reflexive relations within noun phrases

167

(1)

1.6.8. Reflexive structures without antecedent

167

(1)

1.6.9. Other uses of reflexive forms

167

(1)

1.7. Reciprocals

168

(1)

1.8. Comparison

169

(3)

1.8.1. Means of expressing comparison

169

(1)

1.8.1.1-2. Comparative element

169

(1)

1.8.1.3. Comparative postposition associated with standard of comparison

169

(1)

1.8.1.4. Other means of expressing comparison

170

(1)

1.8.2-4. Omission of identical elements in comparative structures

170

(1)

1.8.6. Correlative structures

171

(1)

1.8.7. Superlatives

171

(1)

1.9. Equatives

172

(1)

1.10. Possession

173

(3)

1.10.1. Sentence types expressing possession

173

(2)

1.10.1.1. Possessive noun phrases

173

(1)

1.10.1.2. Y is X's

174

(1)

1.10.1.3. X has Y

174

(1)

1.10.2. Alienable and inalienable possession

175

(1)

1.10.3. Temporary and permanent possession

175

(1)

1.10.4. Possession relative to different types of entity

176

(1)

1.10.5. Present and past possession

176

(1)

1.11. Emphasis

176

(7)

1.11.1. Sentence emphasis

176

(1)

1.11.2. Constituent emphasis

177

(5)

1.11.3. Focus of yes-no questions

182

(1)

1.12. Topic

183

(2)

1.13-14. Heavy shift and other movement rules

185

(1)

1.15. Minor sentence types

186

(3)

1.16. Operational definitions for word classes

189

(2)

1.16.1. Noun

189

(1)

1.16.2. Pronoun

189

(1)

1.16.3. Verb

189

(1)

1.16.4. Adjective

189

(1)

1.16.5. Postposition

190

(1)

1.16.6. Numeral/quantifier

190

(1)

1.16.7. Particle

190

(1)

CHAPTER 2. MORPHOLOGY

191

(214)

2.1. Inflection

191

(191)

2.1.1. Noun inflection

191

(64)

2.1.1.1. Means use to express functions of noun phrases

191

(6)

2.1.1.2. Expression of syntactic functions

197

(12)

2.1.1.3. Syntactic functions in nonfinite constructions

209

(1)

2.1.1.4. Nonlocal semantic functions

209

(16)

2.1.1.5. Location in space

225

(12)

2.1.1.6. Location in time

237

(11)

2.1.1.7. Double case marking

248

(1)

2.1.1.8. Number marking

248

(3)

2.1.1.9. Noun classes

251

(2)

2.1.1.10. Definiteness in noun phrase

253

(1)

2.1.1.11. Indefiniteness in noun phrase

254

(1)

2.1.1.12. Referential and nonreferential indefiniteness

254

(1)

2.1.1.13. Genericness

255

(1)

2.1.1.14. Degree of importance of actors

255

(1)

2.1.2. Pronouns

255

(13)

2.1.2.1. Personal pronouns

255

(9)

2.1.2.2. Reflexive pronouns

264

(1)

2.1.2.3. Reciprocal pronouns

265

(1)

2.1.2.4. Possessive pronouns

265

(1)

2.1.2.5. Demonstrative pronouns

266

(1)

2.1.2.6. Interrogative pronouns and other questions words

267

(1)

2.1.2.7. Relative pronouns

268

(1)

2.1.3. Verb morphology

268

(81)

2.1.3.1. Voice

268

(18)

2.1.3.2. Tense

286

(5)

2.1.3.3. Aspect

291

(13)

2.1.3.4. Mood

304

(10)

2.1.3.5. Finite and nonfinite forms

314

(34)

2.1.3.6. Features coded in the verb

348

(1)

2.1.3.7. Strings of verbs

349

(1)

2.1.4. Adjectives

349

(11)

2.1.4.1. Attributive and predicative

350

(5)

2.1.4.2. Absolute and contingent state

355

(1)

2.1.4.3. Agreement of adjectives

356

(1)

2.1.4.4. Comparison of adjectives

356

(2)

2.1.4.5. Degrees of a quality

358

(2)

2.1.4.6. Predicative adjectives and verbal categories

360

(1)

2.1.5. Postpositions

360

(1)

2.1.6. Numerals and quantifiers

361

(15)

2.1.6.1. Forms of numerals

361

(3)

2.1.6.2. Cardinal numbers as attributes

364

(1)

2.1.6.3. Counting different kinds of objects

364

(1)

2.1.6.4. Ordinal numbers

364

(1)

2.1.6.5. Derivatives of numerals

365

(2)

2.1.6.6. Quantifiers

367

(9)

2.1.7. Adverbs

376

(3)

2.1.7.1. Comparison

376

(2)

2.1.7.2. Degrees of a quality

378

(1)

2.1.8. Clitics

379

(3)

2.1.8.1. Types of clitic elements

379

(2)

2.1.8.2. Positions occupied by clitics

381

(1)

2.1.8.3. Relative order of clitics

382

(1)

2.2. Derivational morphology

382

(23)

2.2.1. Derived nouns

383

(5)

2.2.1.1. Nouns from nouns

383

(1)

2.2.1.2. Nouns from verbs

384

(3)

2.2.1.3. Nouns from adjectives

387

(1)

2.2.1.4. Nouns from adverbs and other categories

388

(1)

2.2.2. Derived verbs

388

(2)

2.2.2.1. Verbs from nouns

389

(1)

2.2.2.2. Verbs from verbs

389

(1)

2.2.2.3-5. Verbs from other categories

389

(1)

2.2.3. Derived adjectives

390

(1)

2.2.3.1. Adjectives from nouns

390

(1)

2.2.3.2. Adjectives from verbs

390

(1)

2.2.3.3. Adjectives from adjectives

391

(1)

2.2.3.4. Adjectives from other categories

391

(1)

2.2.4. Derived adverbs

391

(1)

2.2.4.1. Adverbs from nouns

391

(1)

2.2.4.2-4. Adverbs from verbs, adjectives or adverbs

391

(1)

2.2.4.5. Adverbs from other categories

392

(1)

2.2.6. Compounding

392

(13)

2.2.6.1. Complex postpositions

392

(1)

2.2.6.2. Simple derived postpositions

393

(2)

2.2.6.3. Compound morphology

395

(10)

CHAPTER 3. PHONOLOGY

405

(42)

3.1. Phonological units (segmental)

406

(16)

3.1.1. Distinctive segments

406

(1)

3.1.1.1. Consonants

406

(1)

3.1.1.3. Vowels

406

(1)

3.1.2. Realisation of segmental elements

407

(15)

3.1.2.1. Nonsyllabics

407

(13)

3.1.2.2. Syllabics

420

(1)

3.1.2.3. Restriction of phonological segments to loanwords

421

(1)

3.1.2.4. Restriction of phonological segments by word classes

422

(1)

3.2. Phonotactics

422

(10)

3.2.1. Occurrence of simple nonsyllabic segments

422

(1)

3.2.1.1. Word-final consonants

422

(1)

3.2.1.2. Word-initial consonants

423

(1)

3.2.2. Consonant clusters

423

(4)

3.2.2.1. Occurrence of consonant clusters

423

(1)

3.2.2.2. Possible consonant clusters

424

(3)

3.2.3. Distribution of vowels

427

(1)

3.2.3.1. Word-final vowels

427

(1)

3.2.3.2. Word-initial and word-medial vowels

427

(1)

3.2.3.3. Sequences of vowels

428

(1)

3.2.4. The structure of lexical morphemes

428

(1)

3.2.5. Syllable structure

428

(3)

3.2.5.1. Assignment of medial units to syllables

428

(2)

3.2.5.2. Canonical syllable type

430

(1)

3.2.6. Restrictions between adjacent consonants and vowels

431

(1)

3.2.6.1. Word-initial consonants and following vowel

431

(1)

3.2.6.2. Word/syllable-final units and preceding vowels

431

(1)

3.2.6.3. Syllable-initial and syllable-final units

431

(1)

3.2.6.4. Vowel harmony

431

(1)

3.2.6.5. Consonant harmony

431

(1)

3.2.6.6. Other restrictions

432

(1)

3.2.6.7. Phonotactic patterns in different word classes

432

(1)

3.3. Suprasegmentals

432

(6)

3.3.1. Degrees of length in segments

432

(3)

3.3.1.1. Vowels

432

(1)

3.3.1.2. Other syllabics

433

(1)

3.3.1.3. Glides/semivowels

433

(1)

3.3.1.4. Liquids

433

(1)

3.3.1.5. Nasals

433

(1)

3.3.1.6. Fricatives

434

(1)

3.3.1.7. Stops and affricates

435

(1)

3.3.2. Stress

435

(1)

3.3.2.1. The role played by stress

436

(1)

3.3.2.2. The nature of stress

436

(1)

3.3.3. Pitch

436

(1)

3.3.4. Intonation

436

(2)

3.3.4.1. Main types of intonation pattern

437

(1)

3.3.4.2. Intonation peaks

437

(1)

3.3.4.3. Emphatic intonation

437

(1)

3.4. Morphophonology (segmental)

438

(7)

3.4.1.1. Assimilatory processes

438

(2)

3.4.1.2. Dissimilation

440

(1)

3.4.1.3. Alternation between segments

440

(1)

3.4.2. Metathesis

440

(1)

3.4.3. Coalescence and split

440

(1)

3.4.4. Deletion and insertion

440

(3)

3.4.4.1. Deletion

440

(2)

3.4.4.2. Insertion

442

(1)

3.4.5. Reduplication

443

(1)

3.4.6. Reduced forms in casual speech

443

(2)

3.5. Morphonology (suprasegmental)

445

(2)

3.5.1. Stress

445

(1)

3.5.2. Tonal structure

446

(1)

CHAPTER 4. IDEOPHONES AND INTERJECTIONS

447

(4)

4.1. Ideophones

447

(2)

4.2. Interjections

449

(2)

CHAPTER 5. LEXICON

451

(20)

5.1. Structured semantic fields

451

(14)

5.1.1. Kinship

451

(3)

5.1.2. Colour terminology

454

(2)

5.1.3. Body parts

456

(2)

5.1.4 Cooking terminology

458

(6)

5.1.5. Clothing

464

(1)

5.2. Basic vocabulary

465

(6)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

471

(10)

GENERAL INDEX

481

(6)

MALAYALAM INDEX

487

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