Journal | Bhasha
Journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2022
Research Article | A Dedicated Sarcasm Construction in Kashmiri as a Feature of the South Asian Linguistic Area
A Dedicated Sarcasm Construction in Kashmiri as a Feature of the South Asian Linguistic Area
Abstract
This paper has two parts. In the first part (§§ 2‑3) we cover some of the resources that the Kashmiri sarcast draws on. In the second part (§§ 4‑6) we explore a particular formulaic construction that we maintain is specifically dedicated to the expression of sarcasm, not only in Kashmiri but in most languages of the Indo‑Aryan family – with the possible exception of Bangla and its neighbours. Since this construction occurs in some but not all the major Dravidian languages, it may be regarded as another feature or ‘trait’ of the South Asian Linguistic Area first adumbrated by Emeneau (1956) and further extended by Masica (1976).
Submitted: Dec. 10, 2021 | Accepted: March 2, 2022 | Published April 29, 2022 | Language: en
Keywords Dravidian • Linguistic area • Insincere speech • Indo-Aryan • Dedicated construction • Intent • Cue
Copyright © 2022 Peter Edwin Hook, Omkar N. Koul †. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/bhasha/8409-3769/2021/01/006
