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COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR OF THE MODERN ARYAN LANGUAGES OF INDIA
TO WIT, HINDI, PANJABI, SINDHI, GUJARATI, MARATHI, ORIYA, AND BANGALI |
| By: |
John Beames |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108048137 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108048132 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
31 May, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics |
| Pages: |
382 |
| Description: |
First published in the 1870s, this three-volume comparative grammar covers sounds, nominals and verbs in the Indo-Aryan languages. |
| Synopsis: |
The Indo-Aryan language family is a branch of the Indo-European phylum, and includes Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Gujarati. First published in 1872, this three-volume comparative grammar of the family was written by the British civil servant John Beames (1837-1902). From 1866 he spent twelve years in India, during which he gathered data for what he intended to be the first comprehensive and accurate Indo-Aryan grammar. Volume 1 focuses on phonetics and phonology. Drawing on evidence from Indo-Aryan sound systems, it shows Sanskrit to be the languages' parent, while exploring some non-Sanskritic exceptions. It also gives a detailed historical background to the languages, provides careful descriptions of their vowel and consonant systems, and explores how Indo-Aryan phonology has changed over time. Beames' findings remain central to the work of general linguists, phonologists and language typologists. |
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black & white illustrations |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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