The Indo-Aryan languages, spoken by at least 700 million people in the Republic of India, in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldive Islands, and in countries where immigrants from South Asia have settled, constitute a major group within the Indo-European family. They have a claim to great antiquity, with the earliest Vedic Sanskrit texts dating to the end of the second millennium B.C. This language family supplies a historical documentation of language change over a longer period than any other subgroup of Indo-European.
Further, the interaction between Indo-Aryan and Dravidan, Munda, and Tibeto-Burmese languages as well as Arabic and other Indo-European languages affords a rich field of study for borrowing and adaptation. Major features of Indo-Aryan languages have been described before, but there is a need for a synoptic treatment of these languages.
| ISBN: | 9780700711307 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2003 |
| Author: | George Cardona |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 1088 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Language Family Series |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Literature: history and criticism Linguistics Language: reference and general |
The Indo-Aryan languages, spoken by at least 700 million people in the Republic of India, in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldive Islands, and in countries where immigrants from South Asia have settled, constitute a major group within the Indo-European family. They have a claim to great antiquity, with the earliest Vedic Sanskrit texts dating to the end of the second millennium B.C.
The Indo-Aryan Languages features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Literature: history and criticism, Linguistics, Language: reference and general
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The Indo-Aryan Languages was written by George Cardona and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Indo-Aryan Languages has 1,088 pages
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