Grammar of the Mahratta Language - To Which Are Added Dialogues on Familiar Subjects

Informationen zum Autor William Carey (1761-1834) was born in Northampton, England and raised in the Church of England. He adopted Baptist views early in life eventually becoming a Baptist pastor. Sailing from England in 1793 as the first commissioned missionary by London's Baptist Missionary Society (the society he inspired and helped create), his long missions tenure in India included itinerant evangelism, church planting, social reform, Bible translation and printing, and the founding of the Serampore University, the first university in India to award degrees. Klappentext First published in 1805, this is a valuable grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Marathi, containing detailed descriptions and numerous examples. Zusammenfassung First published in 1805! this is a valuable grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Marathi. It contains detailed descriptions of Marathi's Devanagari alphabet! its word and sentence formation! and its complex tense! voice! gender! agreement! inflection! and case systems. The author's 1810 dictionary of Marathi is also reissued in this series. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; A grammar, &c.

Product details

• Authors: William Carey
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2013
• EAN: 9781108056311
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05631-1
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology