Description
- Useful notes on the Devanagari script, pronunciation, sentence structure, vocabulary and grammar
- Sections covering greetings, requests, idiomatic expressions and everyday situations
- Cultural information about Indian etiquette as well as do's and don'ts
- A Hindi dictionary of the most commonly-used words and phrases
- The free online audio provides pronunciation with many hours of native-speaker recordings of the dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises.
Author: Brajesh Samarth
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 12/18/2018
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780804843096
ISBN10: 0804843090
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Hindi
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems
About the Author
Brajesh Samarth is a senior lecturer and language coordinator in Hindi-Urdu at Emory College of Arts and Sciences. His research examines the processes of identity maintenance through language in the Indian diaspora. He has extensively studied Hindi-Urdu literature and music including South Asian diaspora poetry, Dastangoi (the lost art of Urdu storytelling), storytelling through Phad painting, Sufism, Yoga, and cultural symbolism related to Rajasthani turbans. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics, and has taught Hindi and Urdu in various language programs such as the School for International Training in Jaipur, Stanford University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.