Descriptive grammar of Bangla / / Anne Boyle David ; edited by Thomas J. Conners, Dustin A. Chacón

• Autore: David Anne Boyle
• Pubblicazione: Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 491.445
• Soggetto topico: Bengali language - Grammar
• Soggetto non controllato: Bangla; Bengali; Indo-Aryan Languages
• Persona (resp. second.): ConnersThomas J.; ChacónDustin A.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Foreword -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures. List of Tables -- 1 About this Grammar -- 2 The Bangla Language -- 3 Phonology and Orthography -- 4 Bangla as a South Asian Language -- 5 Nouns -- 6 Pronouns and Other Pro-forms -- 7 Noun Modifiers -- 8 Other Word Classes and Processes -- 9 Verbs -- 10 Syntax / Conners, Thomas J. / Chacón, Dustin A. -- References Cited -- A The Digital Grammar / Maxwell, Michael / Conners, Thomas / Boyle David, Anne -- B Unicode Representation -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bangla is spoken as the majority language in Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India, and as a minority language in several other Indian states. With almost 200 million native speakers, it ranks among the top ten languages in the world in number of speakers. Based on both primary and secondary materials, the CASL Bangla grammar provides comprehensive coverage of the phonology, orthography, morphology, and syntax of Bangla. Plentiful examples of naturally-occurring sentences provide native orthography, Romanization, and morpheme-by-morpheme glossing along with free translations. Unlike many Romanizations of Bangla, our system eschews Sanskritic influence and instead reflects actual Bangla phonology. We also offer comparative information of use to linguists, highlighting features of Bangla shared with the South Asian sprachbund, such as light verb constructions, as well as those that differentiate Bangla from its Indo-Aryan relatives; for example, its unique NP structure. Written in an accessible style from a theory-neutral perspective, this work will be of use to linguistic researchers, language scholars, and students of Bangla. A formal grammar focusing on the morphology is an available companion work.
• Titolo autorizzato: Descriptive grammar of Bangla
• ISBN: 1-5015-0083-X; 1-61451-229-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822172703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Mouton-CASL grammar series ; ; Volume 2.