Urdu Vocabulary : : A Workbook for Intermediate and Advanced Students / / Gregory Maxwell Bruce.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Bruce, Gregory Maxwell,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.)

Take your Urdu vocabulary from intermediate to advancedImprove your vocabulary in the Arabic, Persian, Hindi and Sanskrit registers of UrduWork through progressive exercises to practice your language skillsLearn more about the culture of Urdu-speaking countries with the discussions of linguistic exchange, literature and philologyFor intermediate and advanced learners of Urdu, who are already familiar with Urdu script and basic grammarThis textbook is designed to develop intermediate and advanced students' Urdu language skills. By learning about the mechanics of word-building, you'll improve your proficiency in reading, writing and speaking. Each module is based on a register from another language and follows the same structure, with an explanatory introduction illustrated with carefully chosen examples, followed by a range of practical exercises to help you improve and test your skills.Urdu Vocabulary complements college-level Urdu language and literature courses as well as self-study, making it an ideal resource for students, translators, researchers and scholars.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction and How to Use this Book -- 1 Urdu and English: Shared Histories, Shared Vocabularies -- 2 The Arabic Element -- 3 The Hindi Element -- 4 The Persian Element -- 5 The Prakrit-Sanskrit Element -- Appendix I Arabic Verbal Noun Charts -- Appendix II Persian Verbal Noun Charts -- Appendix III Hindi Verbal Noun Charts -- Appendix IV Sanskrit Roots -- Bibliography -- Index