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Urdu : an essential grammar

Schmidt, Ruth Laila1999
Book
This is a reference guide to the key aspects of the Urdu language as it used by native speakers today. Explanations contain minimal jargon and emphasis has been placed on the aspects of Urdu that pose a particular challenge for learners.
Main title:
Urdu : an essential grammar / Ruth Laila Schmidt.
Author:
Imprint:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Collation:
xviii, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references ([p. 284]-285) and index.In English and Urdu.
Contents:
1. Nouns2. Pronouns3. Adjectives4. Adverbs5. Postpositions6. Verbs7. Compound verbs8. Intransitive, transitive and causative verbs9. Participles as qualifiers10. Word order and agreement in sentences11. Relative-correlative sentences12. Particles, interjections and conjunctions13. Numbers and time14. Persian elements in Urdu15. Arabic elements in Urdu16. Ceremonious and pious speech.
ISBN:
9780415163811 (paperback)0415163811 (paperback)9780415163804041516380397802039792800203979281
Dewey class:
491.43982421
LC class:
PK1973
Language:
EnglishUrdu
BRN:
814370
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