Hanne-Ruth Thompson (School of Oriental and Univer African Studies

Bengali

A Comprehensive Grammar

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A complete reference to modern Bengali grammar.

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This Bengali grammar is aimed at students, scholars and native speakers who want to learn more about the language as well as linguists of other languages. The book moves away from theoretical linguistics interpretation and aims to show Bengali language structures as clearly as possible through the medium of examples.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU45613
• Seitenzahl: 802
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1194g
• ISBN-13: 9780415411394
• ISBN-10: 0415411394
• Artikelnr.: 27077927

Autorenporträt

Hanne-Ruth Thompson teaches Bengali at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Previous publications include Essential Everyday Bengali : a grammar and glossary of colloquial Bengali with examples throughout (1999).

Inhaltsangabe

A Peripheries A-Z. Historical Background. Script and Sound. B Morphology 1 Nouns 2 Pronouns 3 Verbs 4 Adjectives 5 Adverbs 6 Postpositions 7 Conjunctions 8 Interrogatives 9 Emphasisers, Particles, Interjections C FUNCTIONS C 1 Noun Phrase Structure 2 Pronouns in Use 3 Verbs of Being 6 Compound Verbs 7 Conjunct Verbs 8 Verbal Noun C 9 Imperfective Participle C 10 Conditional Participle C 11 Perfective Participle C 12 Verb Valency D Syntax 1 Sentences and their Components 2 Sentence Classification E Semantic Features 1 Case Use 2 Tense Use 3 Aspect 4 Negation 5 Modals 6 Pairings and Doublings 7 Onomatopoeia 8 Individual Verbs 9 Idioms 10 Numerals F Lists 10 Index Bangla 11 Index English

Rezensionen

'... a useful and reliable reference work that will be of great interest to the advanced students of Bengali, whether foreign or native, including the comparative linguist in search of a thorough description of this language.' - South Asia Research

'... a useful and reliable reference work that will be of great interest to the advanced students of Bengali, whether foreign or native, including the comparative linguist in search of a thorough description of this language.' - South Asia Research