The Indo-Aryan Languages

Colin P. Masica

Cambridge University Press, Sep 9, 1993 - Foreign Language Study - 539 pages

In his ambitious survey of the Indo-Aryan languages, Masica has provided a fundamental, comparative introduction that will interest not only general and theoretical linguists but also students of one or more languages (Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujurati, Marathi, Sinhalese, etc.) who want to acquaint themselves with the broader linguistic context. Generally synchronic in approach, concentrating on the phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern representatives of the group, the volume also covers their historical development, writing systems, and aspects of sociolinguistics.

Contents

• The modern IndoAryan languages and dialects: 18
• The historical context and development of IndoAryan: 32
• The nature of he New IndoAryan lexicon: 61
• TABLES: 85
• NIA descriptive phonology: 88
• Figures: 106
• Writing systems: 133
• Historical phonology: 154
• Nominal forms and categories: 212
• relationships: 218
• Verbal forms and categories: 257
• 3sg m forms: 286
• Syntax: 331
• Inventory of NIA ImiKmige s and dialects: 420
• treediagram: 449
• Notes: 464
• Rihliogrtipliy: 480
• lieneral inde: 526

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Indo-Aryan Languages; Cambridge Language Surveys
• Author: Colin P. Masica
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993
• ISBN: 0521299446, 9780521299442
• Length: 539 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / General; Foreign Language Study / Miscellaneous; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative; Literary Criticism / Asian / General