David Matthews

Course in Nepali (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Nepali has also been adopted by peoples of the Himalayan region who belong to different linguistic groups, and is now understood throughout the whole of Nepal, the Darjeeling region of West Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan and parts of Tibet, where it has functioned as a language of trade and commerce for well over two centuries.

The aim of this course, which covers the whole grammar and all the constructions of modern Nepali, is to present a full description of both the spoken and written forms of modern standard Nepali, and to enable the student to understand, speak and read most types of Nepali he or she is likely to encounter. The earlier lessons concentrate mainly on the spoken style, and the conversation passages whilst the later lessons concern religious, political and literary topics.

Nepal is a land which already provides great enjoyment to the increasing number of visitors from the west. A knowledge of the language leads to a deeper understanding of the culture of its people, and the object of A Course in Nepali is to provide the means of learning it without much difficulty. Earlier editions of this course have been the standard book for students at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and it is without question the established market leader.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136111624
• Artikelnr.: 45131748

Autorenporträt

David Matthews

Inhaltsangabe

Preface, Abbreviations, Pronunciation and script, Lesson 1: nouns
adjectives
cha, ho
possessives
postpositions., Lesson 2: plural forms
plural and negative verbs
questions
greetings
ko, ke
the postposition -ko
polite expressions
-b?ta, -dekhi., Lesson 3: personal pronouns
the verb 'to be'
feminine forms
comparison of adjectives
the particles po, ni, h?y, ta
koh?, keh?., Lesson 4: more postpositions
the oblique case
expressions of time
numeral classifiers
'to have', rahecha., Lesson 5: verb bases
Simple Indefinite
emphatic forms
Present Continuous. , Lesson 6: negative verbs
the direct object
-Ie
kahile
kat?y
honcha., Lesson 7: fractions
more expressions of time
-tira
-c?h?
ko, koko
compound postpositions
jasto
arko, ar?
the Imperative
re., Lesson 8: Secondary Verbal Base
Simple Past
thiyo
bhayo
days of the week. Lesson 9: I-Stem verbs, open conditions, expressions of price, weight and measure
other forms of the Imperative., Lesson 10: Conjunctive Participles
reported speech
l?gno
parno
expressions of age., Lesson 11: necessity: 'must', 'have to'
?phno
the Second Infinitive., Lesson 12: First Perfect Participle
more uses of the Second Infinitive
sakesamma., Lesson 13: First Perfect Tense
First Perfect Participle with ta and tara
First Pluperfect Tense
more uses of the Second Infinitive., Lesson 14: Infinitival Participle
bbanne
the Nepali calendar., Lesson 15: Infinitival Participle (cont.)
Infinitival Future
Third Infinitive., Lesson 16: Second Perfect Participle
conditional and concessive clauses
pronominal adjectives and adverbs
Second Perfect Tense
Second Pluperfect Tense., Lesson 17: The Injunctive
Future Tense
hol?., Lesson 18: Past Habitual
impossible conditions
causative verbs., Lesson 19: Imperfect Participle
continuous tenses
literary forms of verbs., Lesson 20: Absolutive Participle
frequentative and continuous tenses
compound verbs
'royal honorific'
-jeI., Appendix 1 The Nepali numerals., Appendix 2 Geographical terms., Appendix 3 Nepali relationship terms., Key to Exercises., Nepali-English Vocabulary.