LINGUIST List 17.3566

Fri Dec 01 2006

Books: Language Description: Kachru

Editor for this issue: Maria Moreno-Rollins <marialinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Paul Peranteau, Hindi: Kachru
Message 1: Hindi: Kachru
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 thesociolinguistic context of language use. It includes descriptions ofsounds, devices of word formation, rules of phrase and sentenceconstruction and conventions of language use in spoken and written textsincorporating the insights gained by application of recent linguistictheories. The account presented here, however, is free from abstrusetechnical vocabulary and modes of presentation that aim at justifying aparticular linguistic model. This volume is primarily designed as a sourceof reference for linguists and educators who want to be better informedabout the forms and functions of Hindi, and a resource for students andteachers of Hindi.

Hindi, the official language of the Republic of India, is the second mostwidely spoken language with approximately three hundred and fifty millionspeakers. In its diasporic contexts, it is spoken in Africa, Australia,Europe, Fiji, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates, UnitedKingdom and United States. An Indo-European language by geneticaffiliation, 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 varietyof its functionally determined styles.

Table of contents

Preface xv-xviiSymbols and Abbreviations xix-xxi1. Introduction 1-112. Sound System 13-363. Devanagari Script 37-414. Parts of Speech 43-1105. Word Formation 111-1296. The Noun Phrase 131-1377. Verb and Verb Phrase 139-1578. Syntax: Simple Sentence 159-2139. Syntax: Complex and Compound Sentences 215-24410. Information Structure 245-25411. Discourse Structure 255-275Appendix 1 277-283Appendix 2 285References 287-288Select Bibliography 289-294Index 295-309

"An authoritative grammar of Hindi which demonstrates how an expertlinguist can distill and elegantly integrate the insights of modernlinguistic theory and traditional grammar. Kachru provides an invaluablesource 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 factsabout the Hindi language and its social setting to detailed presentation ofgrammatical structures of theoretical interest." Bernard Comrie, Max PlanckInstitute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Linguistic Field(s): Language Description
Subject Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Written In: English (eng )

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