A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi/HindaviIn this penetrating work of copious documentation, the author investigates the origin of the language Hindi/Hindavi and reveals the complex causes which led to the division of the once composite language of Hindi and Urdu into two separate and sometimes estranged tongues: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. |
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The Genealogy | 37 |
Emergence and Evolution | 73 |
Face of the Growing Language | 130 |
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