Urdu: An Essential Grammar

by Ruth Laila Schmidt

Overview

Urdu: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most important aspects of the language as it is used by native speakers today.
The complexities of Urdu are set out in short, readable sections. Explanations contain minimal jargon and emphasis has been placed on the aspects of Urdu that pose a particular challenge for English-speaking students.
Features include:
* language examples throughout in both Urdu script and romanization
* user-friendly layout
* detailed contents list
* comprehensive index.
Urdu: An Essential Grammar presents a fresh and accessible description of the language and will prove invaluable to students at all levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134713196
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/08/2005
Series:	Routledge Essential Grammars
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Ruth Laila Schmidt in the Department of East European and Oriental at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Nouns; Chapter 2 Pronouns; Chapter 3 Adjectives; Chapter 4 Adverbs; Chapter 5 Postpositions; Chapter 6 Verbs; Chapter 7 Compound Verbs; Chapter 8 Intransitive, Transitive and Causative Verbs; Chapter 9 Participles as Qualifiers; Chapter 10 Word Order and Agreement in Sentences; Chapter 11 Relative-Correlative Sentences; Chapter 12 Particles, Interjections and Conjunctions; Chapter 13 Numbers and Time; Chapter 14 Persian Elements in Urdu; Chapter 15 Arabic Elements in Urdu; Chapter 16 Ceremonious and Pious Speech;