Marathi
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Marathi
（London Oriental and African language library, v. 13）
John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-334) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 system, special compound verb forms, unique pronominal anaphors, complex agreement due to split ergative system, and special pronominal marking. The book also contains a case study of a child's acquisition of Marathi and an essay on Women's Language, the two topics that are increasingly becoming relevant to the grammar.
Table of Contents
- 1. Foreword
- 2. Preface
- 3. Abbreviations and symbols
- 4. Chapter 1. Introduction
- 5. Chapter 2. Sound system
- 6. Chapter 3. Morphology
- 7. Chapter 4. Word formation
- 8. Chapter 5. Subject and agreement
- 9. Chapter 6. Simple sentences
- 10. Chapter 7. Complex sentences
- 11. Chapter 8. Compound sentences
- 12. Chapter 9. Interrogative sentences
- 13. Chapter 10. Negation
- 14. Chapter 11. Lexical anaphors and pronouns
- 15. Chapter 12. Sample texts
- 16. Appendix A. The language of women: A historical perspective
- 17. Appendix B. Acquisition of Marathi: A case study
- 18. References
- 19. Subject index
- 20. Name index
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