Viveka Velupillai
List of John Benjamins publications in which Viveka Velupillai is involved.
Journals
ISSN 1568-1475 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9773
Studies in Language
General Editor: Katharina Haude and Nicole Kruspe
ISSN 0378-4177 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9978
Book series
Titles
Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages: An Introduction
Viveka Velupillai
This lucid and theory-neutral introduction to the study of pidgins, creoles and mixed languages covers both theoretical and empirical issues pertinent to the field of contact linguistics. Part I presents the theoretical background, with chapters devoted to the definition of terms, the… read more[Creole Language Library, 48] 2015. xxvii, 599 pp.
An Introduction to Linguistic Typology
Viveka Velupillai
This clear and accessible introduction to linguistic typology covers all linguistic domains from phonology and morphology over parts-of-speech, the NP and the VP, to simple and complex clauses, pragmatics and language change. There is also a discussion on methodological issues in typology. This… read more[Not in series, 176] 2012. xxii, 517 pp.
Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives on Contact Languages
Edited by Magnus Huber and Viveka Velupillai
This collection of selected conference papers from three SPCL meetings brings together a cross-fertilization of approaches to the study of contact languages. The articles are grouped into three coherent sections dealing with, respectively, phonetics and phonology, including Optimality Theory;… read more[Creole Language Library, 32] 2007. xii, 370 pp.
2019 Gendered inanimates in Shetland dialect: Comparing pre-oil and contemporary speech English World-Wide 40:3, pp. 269–298 | Article
The use of gendered pronouns with inanimate noun referents, such as referring to line and pipe as she and to bag or lid as he, has been described as typical for Shetland dialect. In light of recent discussion on the shift from Shetland dialect to Standard English, presumably triggered by the… read more
2016 Partitioning the timeline: A cross-linguistic survey of tense Studies in Language 40:1, pp. 93–136 | Article
This article presents the findings of a cross-linguistic survey of tense. In an areally and genetically balanced sample, 318 languages were investigated for whether they have tense and, if so, how they partition the timeline with respect to the deictic centre. Three quarters of the languages have… read more
2012 Homelands of the world’s language families: A quantitative approach Quantitative Approaches to Linguistic Diversity: Commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh, Wichmann, Søren and Anthony P. Grant (eds.), pp. 57–86 | Article
A systematic, computer-automated tool for narrowing down the homelands of linguistic families is presented and applied to 82 of the world’s larger families. The approach is inspired by the well-known idea that the geographical area of maximal diversity within a language family corresponds to the… read more
2010 Homelands of the world’s language families: A quantitative approach Quantitative Approaches to Linguistic Diversity: Commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh, Wichmann, Søren and Anthony P. Grant (eds.), pp. 247–276 | Article
A systematic, computer-automated tool for narrowing down the homelands of linguistic families is presented and applied to 82 of the world’s larger families. The approach is inspired by the well-known idea that the geographical area of maximal diversity within a language family corresponds to the… read more