What is it about?
It is a modern descriptive grammar of modern Konkani. It shows its relations with Marathi and and its distinctive aspects as well. The data is presented in tabular form. The book also gives sample texts. The discussion of word-formation in Konkani and its morphology are discussed exhaustively. Sentence structure of Konkani shows the complexity of ergativity and the need for further research.
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Why is it important?
The book is perhaps the first detailed linguistic grammar of modern Konkani. It draws attention to important aspects of standardization of Konkani.
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This page is a summary of: The Domain of Konkani, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195690477.003.0009.
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