Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface xv
4. Abbreviations xvii
5. Glosses xix
6. Transliteration xxiii
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2. Sound system 11
9. Chapter 3. The Bengali script 28
10. Chapter 4. Word formation 36
11. Chapter 5. Morphology 47
12. Chapter 6. Phrase structure 127
13. Chapter 7. Sentences 185
14. Chapter 8. Perspectives and functions 255
15. Chapter 9. Lexical features 313
16. Chapter 10. Beyond the sentence 349
17. Appendices 367
18. Bibliography 376
19. Index 381