Punjabi: A Cognitive Descriptive Grammar by Tej K. Bhatia (hardcover)

Punjabi: A Cognitive Descriptive Grammar by Tej K. Bhatia (hardcover)
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Punjabi: A Cognitive Descriptive Grammar
Punjabi is the language of the Punjab - the land of five rivers - of northern India and Pakistan. Primarily written in three distinct scripts, a unique feature of the language is that, along with Lahanda and the Western Pahari dialects, it is the only modern Indo-European language spoken in South-East Asia which is tonal in nature. It is recognised as one of the several national languages of India and Pakistan, and approximately forty-five million people speak Punjabi as either a first or second language. This Descriptive Grammar accounts for the linguistic and sociolinguistic properties of Punjabi and Lahanda/Multani. It explores the standard language, giving a comprehensive account of syntax, morphology and phonology. With a descriptive, typological and cognitive examination of the language, this is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative description of modern Punjabi to date. This volume will be invaluable to students and researchers of linguistic theory and practice.

Product ID: 503317 ISBN-10: 0415003202

Categories: Grammar, Learn

Supporting language: Punjabi

Platforms/media types: Printed Matter

Specifications: # Hardcover: 464 pages # Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 18, 1993) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0415003202 # ISBN-13: 978-0415003209 # Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches # Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Abstract: A descriptive grammar of Punjabi. Divides material into five major sections, beginning with syntax. Continues with a chapters on inflectional and derivational morphology, segmental and suprasegmental phonology including an exegesis on morphophonology and ideophones. Devotes the final chapter to lexicon organized by semantic fields. Provides brief overview of verbal and nominal forms in the appendices. Subjects syntax, morphology, phonology, grammatical categories, linguistics-descriptive, dialectology, script-Gurmukhi, word formation