| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
London Oriental and African language library,
1382-3485 ;
v. 15
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London Oriental and African language library ; v. 15.
1382-3485
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sinhala; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Romanization and text presentation; Abbreviations; Introduction; Writing system; Sounds; Words; Morphology; Morphology-syntax interface; Argument structures; Noun phrase and verb phrase constructions; Grammatical constructions; Expanded sentences; Sentence and information structure; Discourse and grammar; Pragmatics and grammar; Sample texts; Appendixes; References; Index; The series London Oriental and African Language Library. |
| Summary |
Sinhala is one of the official languages of Sri Lanka and the mother tongue of over 70% of the population. Outside Sri Lanka it is used among immigrant populations in the U.K., North America, Australia and some European and Middle Eastern countries. As for the genetic relation, it belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. Although the earliest surviving literature in Sinhala dates from the 8th century A.D. its written tradition has traced a longer path of more than 2000 years. Among the major topics covered in this volume are the writing system, phonology, morphology, gra. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sinhalese language -- Grammar.
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Sinhalese language -- Grammar. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chandralal, Dileep. Sinhala. Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010 9789027238153 (DLC) 2009045280 (OCoLC)460935998 |
| ISBN |
9789027288530 (electronic book) |
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9027288534 (electronic book) |
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9789027238153 |
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9027238154 |
| Standard No. |
9786612721694 |
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