| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 340 pages). |
| Series |
London Oriental and African language library, 1382-3485 ; v. 13 |
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London Oriental and African language library ; v. 13.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-334) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Introduction -- Sound system -- Morphology -- Word formation -- Subject and agreement -- Simple sentences -- Complex sentences -- Compound sentences -- Interrogative sentences -- Negation -- Lexical anaphors and pronouns -- Sample texts -- Appendix A: The language of women: a historical perspective -- Appendix B: Acquisition of Marathi: a case study -- References. |
| Summary |
Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language, is the official language of Maharashtra, including Mumbai. Father Thomas Stephens, the first English traveler to Goa, a pioneer linguist, wrote Christa Puran in Marathi (1616) and Arte da Lingoa Canarim in Portuguese, printed in (1640). The latter is a grammar of Konkani, a language closely related to Marathi. It is the first grammar of its kind marking a new grammatical tradition for modern Indo-Aryan languages. The present volume contains an extensive account of Marathi phonology, morphology, word formation and syntax. It succinctly describes the accentual sy. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Marathi language -- Grammar.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Indic Languages.
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Marathi language -- Grammar.
(OCoLC)fst01008892
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| Added Author |
Wali, Kashi, 1925-2021
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dhoṅgaḍe, Rameśa. Marathi. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009 9789027238139 (DLC) 2009030328 (OCoLC)427645046 |
| ISBN |
9789027288837 (electronic bk.) |
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9027288836 (electronic bk.) |
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