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Article: A History of the Hindi Grammatical Tradition: Hindi-Hindustani Grammar, Grammarians, History and Problems.
- Article from:
- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- October 1, 1992
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This book is a detailed discussion of what its author calls the Hindi grammatical tradition. Beginning with the unpublished manuscript of Ketelaar (1698), now thought to be the earliest attempt at a grammatical description, Bhatia discusses in chronological order what he considers to be the most important grammars written over the last three centuries. Each chapter contains discussions of the historical background, the prevailing linguistic situation, and a general evaluation of the unique contribution of each grammarian to the tradition.
In his brief introduction, the author makes it clear that the Sanskrit grammatical tradition has had little effect on the Hindi ...