Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar Hardcover - 2016

Name: Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar
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Author: Bhardwaj, Mangat
ISBN: 9781138793859

by Mangat Bhardwaj

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From the publisher

Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Panjabi grammar.

It presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Panjabi. The book moves from the script and sound through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of sentence structures and semantic features.

The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Panjabi grammar. It offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language, and provides full and clear explanations. Throughout, the emphasis is on Panjabi as used by present-day native speakers.

An extensive index and numbered paragraphs provide readers with easy access to the information they require.

Features include:

detailed treatment of the common grammatical structures and parts of speech

extensive exemplification

particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty

Gurmukhi script and transliteration provided throughout

additional chapter on the Shahmuki script

Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar is an essential reference source for the learner and user of Panjabi. With clear and simple explanations it will remain the standard reference work for years to come for both learners and linguists alike.

A Workbook and Reader to accompany this grammar can be downloaded from https: //www.routledge.com/products/9781138793866.

*Please note that, due to unforseen circumstances, the Workbook and Reader have been delayed.*

Details

Title Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar
Author Mangat Bhardwaj
Binding Hardcover
Pages 456
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Date 2016
ISBN 9781138793859 / 113879385X
Library of Congress subjects Panjabi language - English, Panjabi language - Spoken Panjabi
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015042069
Dewey Decimal Code 491.428

About the author

Mangat Rai Bhardwaj is a native speaker of Panjabi with a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Manchester. He has taught Panjabi, Hindi-Urdu, English and translation and interpreting in colleges and worked as a freelance translator and interpreter. Previous publications include Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal (with G. Wells), Colloquial Panjabi and Colloquial Panjabi 2.