A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi-Urdu (Oxford India Paperbacks)

By Amrit Rai

Book Overview

In this penetrating work, Amrit Rai investigates the origin of the Hindi/Hindavi language and reveals the complex causes which led to the division of this once composite language into two separate and sometimes estranged tongues of modern Hindi and Urdu. Outlining the evidence and views of every notable scholar of Hindi and Urdu and analyzing the most significant Hindi and Urdu texts, Rai traces the entire sociolinguistic evolution of Hindi/Hindavi from its emergence out of the Sanskrit derivatives Prakit-Apabrahansa around the year AD 1000.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019562811X
• ISBN13: 9780195628111
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"