Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Preface vii
3. Table of contents ix
4. List of Illustrations xiv
5. Abbreviations of Languages and Dialects xvii
6. Abbreviations of Primary Literature xix
7. Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms xxi
8. Introduction xxiii
9. Part One: Methodology, Sociolinguistic Background and Apabhraṃśa Literary Corpus
10. Chapter 1: Methodology and Theoretical Approach 1
11. Chapter 2: Historical, Social, and Linguistic Background 13
12. Chapter 3: Evidence from Medieval Indian Grammarians 33
13. Chapter 4: Late Middle Indo-Aryan Vernacular Corpus 50
14. Part Two: Grammatical Change During the Late Middle Indo-Aryan Period
15. Chapter 5: Restructuring of the Nominal System and the Evolution of the Phrasal Case 65
16. Chapter 6: Restructuring of the Pronominal System and the Evolution of the Phrasal Case 88
17. Chapter 7: Evolution of Grammatical and Lexical Aspect 104
18. Chapter 8: The Old Synthetic and the New Analytic Passive 118
19. Chapter 9: The Emergence and Development of the Ergative Construction 133
20. Chapter 10: The Scope of the Causative 161
21. Chapter 11: Mood and Modality 184
22. Chapter 12: Absolute Constructions 197
23. Chapter 13: Complementation and Relativization 206
24. Chapter 14: Conclusions 217
25. Editions of Primary Literature 231
26. References and Select Bibliography 235
27. Index of Ancient and Medieval Grammarians 250
28. Index of Modern Authors 251
29. Index of Quoted Passages 253
30. Index of Languages and Dialects 258
31. Index of Subjects 261