Descriptive Grammar of Bangla

Anne Boyle David

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2015

Descriptive Grammar of Bangla

Anne Boyle David

Edited by: Thomas J. Conners and Dustin Chacón

Volume 2 in the series Mouton-CASL Grammar Series [MCASL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512295

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About this book

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.

Author information

Anne Boyle David, University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Series Editors’ Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of Figures. List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XXI
1 About this Grammar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Bangla Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
3 Phonology and Orthography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
4 Bangla as a South Asian Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
5 Nouns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
6 Pronouns and Other Pro-forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
7 Noun Modifiers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
8 Other Word Classes and Processes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
9 Verbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
10 Syntax Thomas J. Conners and Dustin A. Chacón Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
References Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
A The Digital Grammar Michael Maxwell, Thomas Conners and Anne Boyle David Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
B Unicode Representation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers and Students with an interest in Bangla.
Pages
- Front matter: 24
- Main content: 330
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 74
Keywords: Bangla; Bengali; Indo-Aryan Languages

eBook

Published: June 16, 2015
ISBN: 9781614512295

Hardcover

Published: May 27, 2015
ISBN: 9781614513025