The Indo-Aryan languages

By:

MASICA, Colin P

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.Description: xvi, 539 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780521299442

Subject(s):

Indo-Aryan languages. Langues indo-aryennes. Indo-Arische talen. Grammatica. Grammatik Indoarische Sprachen Indogermanische Sprachen Langues indo-européennes. Indoarische Sprachen. 11030 -- Indic languages Indo-Aryan languages

DDC classification:

491.1 MAS

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. The modern Indo-Aryan languages and dialects -- 3. The historical context and development of Indo-Aryan -- 4. The nature of the New Indo-Aryan lexicon -- 5. NIA descriptive phonology -- 6. Writing systems -- 7. Historical phonology -- 8. Nominal forms and categories -- 9. Verbal forms and categories -- 10. Syntax -- Appendix I Inventory of NIA languages and dialects -- Appendix II Schemes of NIA subclassification.

Summary: In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Colin Masica has provided a fundamental introduction that concentrates on the phonology, morphology and syntax as well as their historical development, areal context and writing systems. This will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students who want a broader linguistic context in these languages.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Prof. Ram Dayal Munda Central Library, IGNTU Amarkantak M.P.	Linguistic	491.1 MAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		65637

Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction --
2. The modern Indo-Aryan languages and dialects --
3. The historical context and development of Indo-Aryan --
4. The nature of the New Indo-Aryan lexicon --
5. NIA descriptive phonology --
6. Writing systems --
7. Historical phonology --
8. Nominal forms and categories --
9. Verbal forms and categories --
10. Syntax --
Appendix I Inventory of NIA languages and dialects --
Appendix II Schemes of NIA subclassification.

In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Colin Masica has provided a fundamental introduction that concentrates on the phonology, morphology and syntax as well as their historical development, areal context and writing systems. This will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students who want a broader linguistic context in these languages.

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