Kashmiri: A Cognitive-descriptive Grammar

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This book contains extensive descriptions of syntax, morphology, agreement and pronominal clitics of Kashmiri. It presents a wealth of information and will help to clarify certain key issues in the current theories.

Kashmir boasts a language which challenges every field of linguistics. Kashmiri is spoken by approximately 3,000,000 people. Its syntax, similar to Germanic and other verb second languages, has raised many significant issues within current generative theories proposed by Chomsky and other prominent linguists.

Kashmiri, spoken in Kashmir, India, challenges every field of linguistics, be it synchronic, diachronic, areal, comparative, typological, modern or generative. Unlike other members of the Indo-Aryan language family, to which it is claimed to belong, its syntax, similar to Germanic and other verb second languages, has raised many significant issues within current generative theories proposed by Chomsky and other prominent linguists. The book contains extensive descriptions of Kashmiri syntax, morphology, agreement and pronominal clitics. It is invaluable as a reference and source book. Its originality lies in the fact that it presents a wealth of information on a relatively unknown verb second language. It will help to clarify certain issues in current theories.

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'A magnificent piece of work that will bring not only Kashmiri but all of the Indo-Aryan languages closer to the center of action in linguistics.' - Peter Hook, University of Michigan

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