Education - B.A. Linguistics. Queens College (CUNY). 1967
- M.A. Linguistics. University of Chicago. 1970
- Ph.D. Linguistics. University of Chicago. 1974
Research & Teaching Fields - Hindi language and literature, Indo-Aryan languages and linguistics
Selected Publications -
Language and Society in South Asia (with Harold
F. Schiffman). Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass. 1981.
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A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi. Delhi
: Motilal Banarsidass. 1989.
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Studies in the Historical Phonology of Asian Languages (with
William G. Boltz). Amsterdam : Benjamins. 1991.
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"Hindi," in The Indo-Aryan Languages. Edited
by George Cardona and Dhanesh Jain. 2003.
Current Research Projects -
Current research projects include a book length study
on the structure and history of the Hindi language, studies
on the linguistic structure and rhetorical structures
of early New Indo-Aryan texts, and work on aspects of
early Sikh scripture.
| | Courses Taught - Hindi
language (all levels: Hindi 311-13, Hindi 321-23, Hindi
401-3, Hindi 451)
- Hindi literature (Hindi 421-23, 501,
503)
- Hindi linguistics (Hindi 404)
- Humanities 101
South Asian literature (Asian 203,206)
- General and
historical linguistics (Asian 401, Linguistics
454)
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