The morphology of loanwords in Urdu :: the Persian, Arabic and English strands /

Although a major language in itself, Urdu has borrowed words from three major languages of the world, namely Persian, Arabic and English, with various loan morphological and phonological features. There have been very few studies on this phenomenon, and many features are still unexplored. This study...

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1. Verfasser: Mangrio, Riaz Ahmed (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
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Zusammenfassung:Although a major language in itself, Urdu has borrowed words from three major languages of the world, namely Persian, Arabic and English, with various loan morphological and phonological features. There have been very few studies on this phenomenon, and many features are still unexplored. This study focuses on loanword morphology, and looks at the nature of loanwords borrowed from these three languages. The book begins by examining the morphological adaptation of loanwords. Secondly, parallels and differences are explored between the relatively recent adaptation of English loans and the older.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 170 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443896634
1443896632

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