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Hindi Grammar

1921

( 71..-7 ) and erT + 3 ) somewhat approximate to the ai and ou in the words aisle and stout; but in Hindi the amalgamation of the two elements of the diphthong seems to be more complete than in the English sounds and the sa and "zrT retain more of their power. [...] As an ilustration of the inconsistencies existing with reference to the use of the Anusvnr and the Anunasik the words"16 THE HINDI ALPHABET SECT. [...] The part of the palate used by the tongue for producing t and d in English is about midway between the parts used for the enunciation of r T and n Some teachers of Hindi write of turning the tip of the tongue upwards and backwards against the roof of the mouth to obtain right pronunciation of and T but it seems to the writer that this is incorrect ; the tip of the tongue is rather broadened out [...] For the enunciation of the and series the tongue is brought forward against the upper teeth or even between the teeth (some say at the junction of the palate with the upper teeth). [...] In the former the tongue is thrown further forward in the latter further back: this is on account of the vowels which follow and affects to some degree the sound of the sh.
language linguistics
Pages
525
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.144949
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Frontmatter
i-xiii Edwin Greaves view
Chapter I. The Hindi Language
1-6 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter II. The Hindi Alphabet
7-45 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter III. Divisions of Hindi Grammar Parts of Speech Substitutes for the Article
46-51 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter IV. Declension of Nouns Pronouns and Adjectives
52-57 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter V. The Noun
58-131 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter VI. Syntax
132-149 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter VII. The Adjective
150-159 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter VIII. The Pronouns
160-191 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter IX. Pronominal Adjectives
192-196 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter X. The Verb
197-344 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XI. Prefixes and Suffixes
345-357 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XII. Adverbs
358-372 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XIII. Postpositions
373-384 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XIV. Conjunctions
385-390 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XV. Interjections
391-394 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XVI. 343. Numbers Divisions of Time Weights and Measures
395-425 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XVII. Prosody
426-458 Edwin Greaves view
Chapter XVIII. Braj Bhasha
459-468 Edwin Greaves view
Appendix
469-479 Edwin Greaves view
Index
480-512 Edwin Greaves view

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