Punjabi: A Cognitive-Descriptive Grammar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415589932)

Punjabi is the language of the Punjab - the land of five rivers - of northern India and Pakistan. Primarily written in three distinct scripts, a unique feature of the language is that, along with Lahanda and the Western Pahari dialects, it is the only modern Indo-European language spoken in South-East Asia which is tonal in nature. It is recognised as one of the several national languages of India and Pakistan, and approximately forty-five million people speak Punjabi as either a first or second language.This Descriptive Grammar accounts for the linguistic and sociolinguistic properties of Punjabi and Lahanda/Multani. It explores the standard language, giving a comprehensive account of syntax, morphology and phonology. With a descriptive, typological and cognitive examination of the language, this is a comprehensive and authoritative description of modern Punjabi . This volume will be invaluable to students and researchers of linguistic theory and practice.

Author: Tej Bhatia
ISBN-10: 0415589932
ISBN-13: 9780415589932
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2010
Pages: 460
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.80d