A Grammar of the Bengal Language Halhed Paperback Cambridge University Press

A Grammar of the Bengal Language\n\nFirst published in 1778, this pioneering grammar of Bengali was considered a landmark in the study of Indo-European languages.\n\nNathaniel Brassey Halhed (Author)\n\n9781108056359, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 21 February 2013\n\n246 pages\n21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\n\nThe language of Bangladesh, West Bengal and parts of Tripura and Assam, Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language originating from Sanskrit. With over 230 million speakers, it is the sixth most spoken language in the world today. Published in 1778, this was one of the first grammars of Bengali ever compiled. The English orientalist Nathaniel Brassey Halhed (1751\u20131830) prepared the work during his employment with the East India Company, in order to facilitate communication between his colleagues and the weaving districts of Bengal. It provides detailed and descriptive accounts of all aspects of the language, from its alphabet to its systems of agreemen]