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Highlights
- This textbook will help intermediate students gain advanced levels of proficiency in Urdu.
- About the Author: Gregory Maxwell Bruce is a Lecturer in Urdu at the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
- 344 Pages
- Foreign Language Study, Indic languages
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About the Book
This textbook will help intermediate students gain advanced levels of proficiency in Urdu. By learning about the mechanics of word-building through contextualising explanations and practical exercises, learners will develop their comprehension skills in reading, writing and speaking.
Book Synopsis
This textbook will help intermediate students gain advanced levels of proficiency in Urdu.
By learning about the mechanics of word-building through contextualising explanations and practical exercises, learners will develop their comprehension skills in reading, writing and speaking. Each module is based on a register from another language and follows the same structure with a self-explanatory introduction illustrated by carefully chosen examples and a range of exercises to improve and test learners' skills. Urdu Vocabulary complements college-level Urdu language and literature courses as well as self-study, making it an ideal resource for students, translators, researchers and scholars.
From the Back Cover
Take your Urdu vocabulary from intermediate to advanced This textbook is designed to develop intermediate students' Urdu language skills to advanced proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking. Each module is based on a register from another language and follows the same structure, with an explanatory introduction illustrated with carefully chosen examples, followed by a range of practical exercises to help you improve and test your skills. Urdu Vocabulary complements college-level Urdu language and literature courses as well as self-study, making it an ideal resource for students, translators, researchers, and scholars. Key features - Improve your vocabulary in the Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and Sanskrit registers of Urdu - Work through progressive exercises to practice your new language skills - Learn more about the culture of Urdu-speaking countries with the discussions of linguistic exchange, literature, and philology - For intermediate learners of Urdu, who are already familiar with Urdu script and basic grammar Gregory Maxwell Bruce is Lecturer in Urdu at the University of California, Berkeley.About the Author
Gregory Maxwell Bruce is a Lecturer in Urdu at the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. He is the editor and translator of Turkey, Egypt, and Syria: A Travelogue by Shibli Nu'mani (Syracuse UP, 2019) and a regular contributor to Brill's online Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three, and Encyclopaedia Iranica. He has previously taught Urdu courses at University of Texas, Austin in 2008 - 2016 and at the South Asia Summer Language Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009.