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Perso-Arabic Hybrids in Hindi

 
Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fras (Author)
Synopsis From the very beginning of its existence Hindi has been subjected to foreign influences. Close contact with Persian brought to India by Muslim invaders, lasting for several centuries, has borne fruit in the form of an enormous quantity of borrowings of different types. It has also reached the most advanced stage in the whole process of enriching one language by the elements of the other the phenomenon of hybridization, creating words of mixed Perso-Hindi etymology, has appeared. Though hybrid words exist probably in every language, in Hindi their role is particular. They demonstrate its extraordinary ability for syncretising new, alien components without much harm to itself. The main aim of this book is to show the scale of hybrid Perso-Arabic word-formation in Hindi and to discuss the factors that have been influencing this hybridization. The features and linguistic processes crucial to it have also been pointed out.
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About the author

Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fras

Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fras studied Indian Philology in Poland and did her M.A. and Ph. D. in Hindi linguistics from the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, where she presently teaches Hindi, Urdu and Indian History. She has published several articles on Hindi-Urdu linguistics and on the problems of translation from Indian literature.

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Bibliographic information

Title Perso-Arabic Hybrids in Hindi
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2003
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 8173044988
length 189p., Appendices; Bibliography; 23cm.