The Major Languages of South Asia, the Middle East and Africa - 9780415057721

Taylor & Francis

Based on the much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to describe the development, grammar sound and writing system, and sociological factors of the major language families in these areas. > Based on the much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to describe the development, grammar sound and writing system, and sociological factors of the major language families in these areas. > Introduction Bernard Comrie 1. Indo-Ayran Languages George Cardona, University of Pennsylvania 2. Sanskrit George Cardona 3. Hindi-Urdu Yamuna Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 4. Bengali M.H. Klaiman, California State University, Fullerton 5. Iranian Languages J.R. Payne, University of Manchester 6. Persian Gernot L. Windfuhr , University of Michigan 7. Pashto D.N. Mackenzie, University of Gottingen 8. Afroasiatic Languages Robert Hetzron, University of California Santa Barbara 9. Sex