A Grammar of the Bengal Language - Couverture souple

Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey

 
9781108056359: A Grammar of the Bengal Language
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1108056350 ISBN 13 : 9781108056359
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

First published in 1778, this pioneering grammar of Bengali was considered a landmark in the study of Indo-European languages.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The language of Bangladesh, West Bengal and parts of Tripura and Assam, Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language originating from Sanskrit. With over 230 million speakers, it is the sixth most spoken language in the world today. Published in 1778, this was one of the first grammars of Bengali ever compiled. The English orientalist Nathaniel Brassey Halhed (1751–1830) prepared the work during his employment with the East India Company, in order to facilitate communication between his colleagues and the weaving districts of Bengal. It provides detailed and descriptive accounts of all aspects of the language, from its alphabet to its systems of agreement, case and tense, as well as its numerals, verbs and word order. The work was considered to be groundbreaking because Halhed made the first steps towards identifying the Indo-European language family, making it of lasting relevance to language typologists today.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108056350
ISBN 13 
9781108056359
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
246
Coordonnées du fabricant
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