A wide range of Burmese nominal data are considered. Selectional considerations
support the structure of [N Num CI Q] that is presented, which itself
mandates an analysis of twei and my a as quantifiers generated in Q ...
This study examines the relationship between lexical tone and melodic pitch in Teotitlim del Valle
Zapotec (TdVZ), an endangered tone language in the Otomanguean language family, presenting
an open corpus of three songs ...
Several computational models have been proposed which hypothesize the
geographical homeland of a language family in a quantitative manner. Aiming
at identifying the homeland accurately for the world's language ...
Classifier predicates are a linguistic form very well-represented in sign languages and
possibly unique to the modality. In ASL, entity classifier predicates represent the motion or
location of an entity, with the handshape ...
The canonical passive marker bei in Mandarin Chinese has drawn a great deal of interest and
attention in the past decades, yet not so much attention has been paid onto three other
alternatives to bei-gei, jiao, and rang. ...
Most linguistic research on intonational phonology and poetry has been focused on traditional
poetic intonation (Byers 1980, Barney 1999). This thesis expands this area of study to include
the sub-genre of spoken word ...
A wide range of Burmese nominal data are considered. Selectional considerations
support the structure of [N Num CI Q] that is presented, which itself
mandates an analysis of twei and my a as quantifiers generated in Q ...
This paper describes a research project on the language attitudes of Hangzhou dialect
(Hangzhouhua) speakers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. 25 speakers completed an
online survey and four speakers participated in ethnographic ...
In this thesis, I explore patterns of racial performance by Mrican Americans
on Black Twitter by building on pragmatic and sociolinguistic frameworks for
computer-mediated communication (CMC) analysis. Black Twitter is ...
Coindexed nominals within attitude complements appear unable to be read de re as
distinct individuals, contrary to judgements previously reported in the literature. Most
theories which derive de re interpretation of ...
In this thesis, I investigate the distribution of the null copula in African American English
(AAE). Unlike previous accounts that have viewed the null copula as a purely phonological
or syntactic phenomenon, I explore ...
Language has the power to unite and uplift societies as well as divide and exclude. In this
investigation I identify how language is incessantly utilized as a tool to exclude, erase, and
publicly shame Black women within ...
How do sign languages change? Is there a pattern of regularity? A preference towards ease
of articulation? In what increments might it occur? Does it resemble historical shift in spoken
language? At what level of similarity ...