Andreas Hölzl
Biographic Data
| ID | 8758822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Hölzl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Hölzl |
| SIGNATURE | HÖLZL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8961-1654 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The lost voices of Guizhou
This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the languages formerly spoken by the Luren in Southwest China. During the 20th century, the speakers underwent language shift to Southwestern Mandarin and were subsequently misclassified as Manchus. The analysis of the available linguistic data in the form of six word lists reveals that the Luren formerly spoke two different languages. Neither of the languages has any connection to Manchu. I…
Postnominal flagging and OV in Sinitic
Sinitic languages are known for their SVO order and mostly isolating morphology. This study addresses eleven languages of four different areas in Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Qinghai/Gansu provinces in China that possess SOV order and developed a postnominal flagging system. This study presents a synchronic description as well as a diachronic analysis of the flagging systems in these languages, focusing on typological properties (ergative or secun…
A typology of positional differential argument marking
In this paper, we introduce the notion of positional differential argument marking, a pattern in which the use of argument-coding devices, such as flags or indexes, is contingent upon the linear position of arguments in the clause. Compared to factors such as animacy and referentiality, the impact of word order on differential argument marking is understudied. In order to fill this gap, we compiled and annotated a dataset of 93 PDAM patterns, ide…
Diachronic changes in constructional networks
This study investigates diachronic changes in constructional networks illustrated with examples from the Manchuric branch of Tungusic, an endangered language family spoken in Northeast Asia. Earlier studies have noted pronounced differences between this branch and the rest of the family, such as a reduction in morphological complexity and partial restructuring of the morphosyntactic system. Based on the framework of Diachronic Construction Gramma…
The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language
Bala (bala1242) is an extinct Tungusic language formerly spoken in and around the Zhangguangcai mountain range in Northeast China. The language is only fragmentarily recorded. This study analyzes a song that is the only known text of this language and was written with the help of Chinese characters. The language of the song is close to Manchu dialects but exhibits clear signs of a mixture with a more archaic variety. The underlying language is pr…
Numeral classifiers and number marking in Indo-Iranian
This paper investigates the origins of sortal numeral classifiers in the Indo-Iranian languages. While these are often assumed to result from contact with non-Indo-European languages, an alternative possibility is that classifiers developed as a response to the rise of optional plural marking. This alternative is in line with the so-called Greenberg-Sanches-Slobin (henceforth GSS ) generalization. The GSS generalization holds that the presence of…
A typology of negation in Tungusic
Negation seems to be a universal linguistic category, yet languages differ vastly in how they express it. Tungusic languages show several interesting and typologically rare phenomena. The paper offers a typological description of negation within the whole language family from an onomasiological perspective. But some remarks on the etymology of certain negators are made as well. There are three main patterns of “standard negation”. The historicall…
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A typology of negation in Tungusic
Negation seems to be a universal linguistic category, yet languages differ vastly in how they express it. Tungusic languages show several interesting and typologically rare phenomena. The paper offers a typological description of negation within the whole language family from an onomasiological perspective. But some remarks on the etymology of certain negators are made as well. There are three main patterns of “standard negation”. The historicall…
Numeral classifiers and number marking in Indo-Iranian
This paper investigates the origins of sortal numeral classifiers in the Indo-Iranian languages. While these are often assumed to result from contact with non-Indo-European languages, an alternative possibility is that classifiers developed as a response to the rise of optional plural marking. This alternative is in line with the so-called Greenberg-Sanches-Slobin (henceforth GSS ) generalization. The GSS generalization holds that the presence of…
The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language
Bala (bala1242) is an extinct Tungusic language formerly spoken in and around the Zhangguangcai mountain range in Northeast China. The language is only fragmentarily recorded. This study analyzes a song that is the only known text of this language and was written with the help of Chinese characters. The language of the song is close to Manchu dialects but exhibits clear signs of a mixture with a more archaic variety. The underlying language is pr…
Diachronic changes in constructional networks
This study investigates diachronic changes in constructional networks illustrated with examples from the Manchuric branch of Tungusic, an endangered language family spoken in Northeast Asia. Earlier studies have noted pronounced differences between this branch and the rest of the family, such as a reduction in morphological complexity and partial restructuring of the morphosyntactic system. Based on the framework of Diachronic Construction Gramma…
The lost voices of Guizhou
This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the languages formerly spoken by the Luren in Southwest China. During the 20th century, the speakers underwent language shift to Southwestern Mandarin and were subsequently misclassified as Manchus. The analysis of the available linguistic data in the form of six word lists reveals that the Luren formerly spoke two different languages. Neither of the languages has any connection to Manchu. I…
Postnominal flagging and OV in Sinitic
Sinitic languages are known for their SVO order and mostly isolating morphology. This study addresses eleven languages of four different areas in Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Qinghai/Gansu provinces in China that possess SOV order and developed a postnominal flagging system. This study presents a synchronic description as well as a diachronic analysis of the flagging systems in these languages, focusing on typological properties (ergative or secun…
A typology of positional differential argument marking
In this paper, we introduce the notion of positional differential argument marking, a pattern in which the use of argument-coding devices, such as flags or indexes, is contingent upon the linear position of arguments in the clause. Compared to factors such as animacy and referentiality, the impact of word order on differential argument marking is understudied. In order to fill this gap, we compiled and annotated a dataset of 93 PDAM patterns, ide…
Computer Science (5 works) · History (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Flagging (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Language and cultural evolution (2 works)