Publisher: Harold Schffman
Publication date: 1979
Number of pages: 172
This reference grammar is a description of the speech of educated people of the Bangalore/Mysore area of Karnataka State in South India. This particular dialect is used in films and, to some extent, on the radio. The four sections of the book deal with: (1) phonology, (2) the noun phrase, (3) the verb phrase, and (4) syntax. Each item that is explained is accompanied by illustrative examples. A bibliography is included. (AMH)