Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia

<p><em>Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia</em> explores the intricacies of the grammars of several of the languages of the South Asian subcontinent. Specifically the contributors to this volume examine grammatical resources for shaping elaborative rhyming and alliterative expressions conveying the emotions states conditions and perceptions of speakers. These forms often referred to expressives remain relatively undocumented until now.</p><p>It is clear from the evidence on contextualized language use that the grammatically artistic usage of these forms enriches and enlivens both every day and ritualized genres of discourse. The contributors to this volume provide grammatical and sociolinguistic documentation through a typological introduction to the diversity of expressive forms in the languages of South Asia.</p><p>This book is suitable for students and researchers in South Asian Languages and language families of the following; Dravidian Indo-Aryan Iranian Sino-Tibetan and Austro-Asiatic.</p>