LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 11 November 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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Syntax in Action: The Verb Agreement in Sindhi Language

Nabi Bux Jumani, Ph.D. & Mubarak Ali Lashari, Ph.D. Scholar

Abstract

In the paper the nature of the verb in Sindhi language is generally discussed while the verb agreement is particularly investigated. The researchers took particular notice of the verb agreement in one of the most ancient languages of the river civilizations of the world. During the course of analysis, first the importance, origin and relation of the Sindhi language were sought. Afterwards the specific perception of the verb and its nature in the language was discussed. Subsequently, the variants of the verb changes and its agreement were discussed in detail in order to find the specifications in the language which can be significant in general linguistic understanding of the language in line with the world languages.

Introduction

Sindhi language is one of the most ancient languages of the world, which belongs to the Indus Valley Civilization. This language is the family member of the languages like Urdu, Persian, Sanskrit, Arabic, Hindi and so on. Sindhi employes Perso-Arabic script and thus is written from right to left in contrast to the most of the Western languages which are written from left to right (Shaikh 1986). And another similarity between Urdu, Persian, Sindhi and Arabic languages is that they owe their descriptive form from Arabic description. Not clear. Please elaborate. Otherwise, delete the sentence.

There are various views of Sindhi Linguists with regard to the origin of Sindhi language and its genealogy. Some say that it is the branch of Sanskrit language and others say that it is off shoot of Prakrit language so on and so forth. “Sindhi, Hindi and other local languages grew from Prakrit language in the reign of Soomras in 1100 A.D” (Advani). Here Advani connects Sindhi and Hindi languages along with other languages spoken in the sub-continent.

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Nabi Bux Jumani, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of Department of Education
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Pakistan
nbjumani@yahoo.com

Mubark Ali Lashari, Ph.D. Scholar
Department of English language and Literature
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Pakistan
mubaraklashari78@gmail.com
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