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Books: Language Description: Kachru
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1. Paul
Peranteau,
Hindi: Kachru
Message 1: Hindi: Kachru
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Date: 30-Nov-2006
From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com>
Subject: Hindi: Kachru
Title: Hindi
Series Title: London Oriental and African Language Library 12
Published: 2006
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=LOALL%2012
Author: Yamuna Kachru
Hardback: ISBN: 902723812X Pages: 309 Price: Europe EURO 125.00
Hardback: ISBN: 902723812X Pages: 309 Price: U.S. $ 150.00
Abstract:
This book presents the structure of Hindi keeping in view the
sociolinguistic context of language use. It includes descriptions of
sounds, devices of word formation, rules of phrase and sentence
construction and conventions of language use in spoken and written texts
incorporating the insights gained by application of recent linguistic
theories. The account presented here, however, is free from abstruse
technical vocabulary and modes of presentation that aim at justifying a
particular linguistic model. This volume is primarily designed as a source
of reference for linguists and educators who want to be better informed
about the forms and functions of Hindi, and a resource for students and
teachers of Hindi.
Hindi, the official language of the Republic of India, is the second most
widely spoken language with approximately three hundred and fifty million
speakers. In its diasporic contexts, it is spoken in Africa, Australia,
Europe, Fiji, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom and United States. An Indo-European language by genetic
affiliation, Hindi shares many characteristics with Austro-Asiatic,
Dravidian, and Sino-Tibetan languages of the subcontinent. In addition,
Hindi has assimilated features of Arabic, Persian and English in a variety
of its functionally determined styles.
Table of contents
Preface xv-xvii
Symbols and Abbreviations xix-xxi
1. Introduction 1-11
2. Sound System 13-36
3. Devanagari Script 37-41
4. Parts of Speech 43-110
5. Word Formation 111-129
6. The Noun Phrase 131-137
7. Verb and Verb Phrase 139-157
8. Syntax: Simple Sentence 159-213
9. Syntax: Complex and Compound Sentences 215-244
10. Information Structure 245-254
11. Discourse Structure 255-275
Appendix 1 277-283
Appendix 2 285
References 287-288
Select Bibliography 289-294
Index 295-309
"An authoritative grammar of Hindi which demonstrates how an expert
linguist can distill and elegantly integrate the insights of modern
linguistic theory and traditional grammar. Kachru provides an invaluable
source for students and researchers for years to come." Tej K. Bhatia,
Syracuse University, NY, USA
"A lively written and information-packed work, ranging from the basic facts
about the Hindi language and its social setting to detailed presentation of
grammatical structures of theoretical interest." Bernard Comrie, Max Planck
Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Linguistic Field(s):
Language Description
Subject Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Written In: English (eng )
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