Punjabi

Punjabi
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 9781136894671
ISBN-13 : 1136894675
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Book Synopsis Punjabi by : Tej Bhatia

Download or read book Punjabi written by Tej Bhatia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1993. Punjabi is the language of the Punjab-the land of five rivers--of northern India and Pakistan. Primarily written in three distinct scripts, a unique feature of the language is that, along with Lahanda and the Western Pahari dialects, it is the only modern Indo-European language spoken in South Asia which is tonal in nature. It is recognized as one of the several national languages of India and Pakistan, and approximately forty-five million people speak Punjabi as either a first or second language. This Descriptive Grammar accounts for the linguistic and sociolinguistic properties of Punjabi and Lahanda/Multani. It explores the standard language, giving a comprehensive account of syntax, morphology and phonology. With a descriptive, typological and cognitive examination of the language, this is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative description of modern Punjabi to date. This volume will be invaluable to students and researchers of linguistic theory and practice.


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