URDU LANGUAGE 2

The study and knowledge of urdu is very important in the geo-political and economic context of contemporary South Asia. Beyond its relevance for the millions of native urdu speakers in South Asia (urdu is the national language of Pakistan and recognized as one of the offical languages of the Republic of India), urdu adequately completes the knowledge pertaining to the hindi language. Its study and knowledge are thus important means of an autonomous undertanding and enquiry of South Asian culture and is a precious asset for the study of written and oral sources pertaining to the rich and multi-layered culture of that part of the world.
The course offers a practical approach to the study of urdu through reading, writing and translation exercises enhanced by elements of grammatical and logical analysis of its specific morpho-syntactic elements.

The course offers students the opportunity of approaching study of phonological, morphological and syntactical elements pertaining to the urdu language.

To have attended Urdu language 1.

Notions of grammar (verbes) and sentence structure (syntax), based on the chapters in the textbook Grammatica Urdu, Hoepli (see bibliography).

Dahnhardt T., Graziani, I. (2014): Grammatica della Lingua Urdu, Milano, Ulrico Hoepli editore. ISBN 978-88-203-5970-6
-Platts, John T. : A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, edizioni varie.

Additional material will be provided during classes.

Written translation of urdu text with grammatical and logical analysis of morphological and syntactic elements.

Frontal classes complemented by individual study.

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