Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India Beames Volume 1

Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of IndiaTo Wit, Hindi, Panjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, and Bangali\nAuthor(s): John Beames\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108048132, 978-1108048132\nSynopsis\nThe Indo-Aryan language family is a branch of the Indo-European phylum, and includes Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Gujarati. First published in 1872, this three-volume comparative grammar of the family was written by the British civil servant John Beames [tel]. From 1866 he spent twelve years in India, during which he gathered data for what he intended to be the first comprehensive and accurate Indo-Aryan grammar. Volume 1 focuses on phonetics and phonology. Drawing on evidence from Indo-Aryan sound systems, it shows Sanskrit to be the languages' parent, while exploring some non-Sanskritic exceptions. It also gives a detailed historical background to the languag.