Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics: 2010 (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Book 238)

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia. The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability. Each volume will have three major sections: I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages. II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints. III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Editorial Preface......Page 8 General Contributions......Page 10 On the Origin of Affixal Polysemy/Homonymy in Bengali......Page 12 Two Types of NPIs in Hindi with One Licensing Condition......Page 28 Wh-Phenomena in Sinhala......Page 58 Diverging Pathways: The Current Status of Grammaticalization of Hindi Verbs......Page 84 Special Contribution: Hindi Pragmatics......Page 114 On Hindi Conditionals......Page 116 Regional Reports......Page 144 Issues in the Description of Bangla......Page 146 Europe......Page 152 Reviews......Page 174 R. K. Agnihotri and H. K. Dewan (Eds.) - Knowledge, Language and Learning......Page 176 Shreesh Chaudhary - Foreigners & Foreign Languages in India: A Sociolinguistic History......Page 184 Dialogue......Page 190 The Standard, (Non-) Rhoticity and Rhythm in Indian English: A Response to Lange......Page 192 Appendices......Page 196 Announcements: The Gyandeep Prize/Housekeeping......Page 198 Notes on Contributors......Page 200

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst linguists working on South Asia.

The Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics is designed to be just that forum. It brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability.

Each volume will have three major sections:
I. Invited contributions consisting of state-of-the-art essays on research in South Asian languages.
II. Refereed open submissions focusing on relevant issues and providing various viewpoints.
III. Reports from around the world, book reviews and abstracts of doctoral theses.