Hanne-Ruth Thompson

Bengali: A Comprehensive Grammar

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a complete reference guide to Bengali grammar. The book presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Bengali.

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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

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1288g
• ISBN-13: 9780415411370
• ISBN-10: 0415411378
• Artikelnr.: 29741839

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