34.308, Books: Konkani: Vaman Dhongde

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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:52:23
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Konkani: Vaman Dhongde

 


Title: Konkani 
Series Title: London Oriental and African Language Library   21  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/loall.21 


Author: Ramesh Vaman Dhongde

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027257321 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027257321 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027212597 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 0
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027212597 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00


Abstract:

Konkani is a modern Indo-Aryan language and a state language of the Indian
state Goa. Until recently, it was considered a dialect of Marathi, but it is
now considered an independent language. Konkani has several varieties,
including the Manglore variety spoken in the south of Goa, the Gawdi variety
spoken by the Gawda ethnic group, and the Goan (Panaji) variety. The latter is
the focus of this description, and is the variety used in schools, media and
state administration. The book provides a descriptive linguistic analysis of
Konkani based on spoken and written data collected by the author during
extensive fieldwork. The linguistic features of Konkani phonology, morphology,
word-formation and syntax are described in detail, and where significant,
compared with the Manglore and Gawdi varieties. Since Konkani is undergoing
standardisation, and since it has close contact with Marathi, significant
similarities and differences between the two languages are also discussed.
Konkani has the honour of being the subject of the oldest European grammatical
work on any Indian language: Thomas Stephens’ "Arte da Lingoa Canarim"
published in 1640. This grammar is thus the most recent addition to the long
tradition of Konkani grammars.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
                     Linguistic Theories


Written In: English  (eng)

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