mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

A PRIMER OF MODERN STANDARD HINDI (English - Hindi)
By Michael C. Shapiro
First pub. 1989
2003 240 x 185 mm 294 pp
81 208 0508 9 Softcover Rs. 295

"This primer presents a systematic introduction to the structure
of Modern Standard Hindi. It is intended to provide the
student with a thorough foundation in the grammatical structure
of that variety of Hindi that is commonly taught in Indian
schools and that is the common vehicle of publication in Hindi.
Although much emphasis is placed on written the written
language, discussion is also provided of aspects of
conversational Hindi.

The core of the work contains 31 chapters. The first four
offer discussions of the linguistic status of Hindi as well as
comprehensive descriptions of Hindi phonetics and the
Devanagari syllabary in which Hindi is written. Chapters 5
to 31 each contain descriptions of fundamental aspects of
Hindi grammar. These chapters have extensive translation
and grammatical exercises appended to them. The work as
a whole introduces the core vocabulary of approximately
1500 entries, incorporating lexical items found on most
standard elementary word lists for the language.

Supplemental materials in this book include graded reading
passages, a guide to further study in Hindi, and Hindi -
English glossary. Although the Devanagari syllabary is used
throughout the book, Roman transliteration is also
provided till Chapter 15.

This book can be used in several different ways. It can be
used as part of a University-level course as a text for Hindi
grammar and writing. As such it will nicely supplement
other materials addressing more conversational aspects of
the language. It can also be used for self-study purposes
by the student who does not have access to a formal
instructional program."

--From the inner flap of the book

The book also has selected reading materials in Hindi as
well as a 40 page Hindi - English glossary.

All in all, a great book for teaching Hindi either in a
classroom or through self - study.

|| sarvatra shubhamastu ||
Manish

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