About the Book:

The Present work is the English rendering of La formation de la Langue Marathe - a well-known work by Jules Bloch. The Original French version was the first systematic undertaking to coordinate data on Marathi language, - tracing its evolution and development through various stages - from Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsa. Jules Bloch was expert in Dravidian languages, specially Tamil and had studied Indo-Aryan languages. He was therefore competent to undertake the study of Marathi language and place it in its whole environment. It is not surprising that the results of his studies stand challenged even half a century after the Publication of his work.

The English version needs no apology. It owes its origin to the long-felt need of Indian scholars who rarely know a Western language other than English. The work is a faithful representation of the original and is sure to meet the demands of the reader. While it benefits the reader it stands as the lasting monument to the writer who passed away soon after finishing the work.

CONTENTS Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
    The Sanskrit - The middle-Indian Inscriptions, Pali, Jaina texts, Northern Buddhist texts, Classical Prakrits (comparison with the Hindustani), General characteristics of middle-Indian; The modern-Indo-Aryan languages, Relationship with the middle-Indian group, The Apabhramsa, The Marathi

Bibliography

Phonetics-Generalities,

Vowels

Alterations depending on the place of vowels in the word.
    Accent - Final Vowels ; As penultimate Syllables, Before the penultimate Syllable, As the initial Syllable, Inside the word
Prakrit Vowels in Contact, Insertion of y and v, Diphthongs, Contraction

Nasal Vowels

Chart of Marathi Vocalism

Consonants.
     Occulsives; Occulsives following a nasal, Aspiration and Deaspiration of occulasives, Other changes, Chart of Marathi occulsives, Gutturals, Paltatals and s arising from ch, ks; Old cerebrals, Treatment of r+dental; Spontaneous cerebralisation; Dentals; Labilas, Treatment of dental+v

Nasals
Liquids
Aspirate; Note on y
Sifflant
Aspirate;

The word
    Phonemes in contact; Distant action: Vocalic Infection; Metathesis; anticipation of aspiration; dissimilation; Syllabic superposition. End and the beginning of word

Morphology. Generilities, Loss of dual

Declension, Stems, genders, case

Group: Direct case, oblique case in nouns terminating in consonants, in those terminating in a vowel

Traces of other old Terminations: instrumental, locative, ablative

Postpositions, sim, sathim, stav, tem, la, lagim, nem; Adjectives of belonging, called "genetive"

Relatives, Demonstratives, Interrogatives, etc., Personal pronouns

Numerals

Conjugation, Strong and weak stems, Stem of present, Stems of Past-Participle, Causative, Potential, Passive

Inflexion, Old Tenses: Past of habitude (old present), Imperative, Modern creations: Future; Participial tenses; Present-conditional; Past; Tenses of obligation and Potential.

Impersonal Forms of the Verb. Present Participle; Past Participle; Participle of obligation, Future Participle, Composite tenses, Auxilliaries, Passive Periphrastic, Absolute Forms from Participles, Verbal noun and Infinitive

The Sentence. Nominal and Verbal sentences. Accord of the Adjective to the enlargement. Order of the words. Subordination,

Conclusion. Place of Marathi in the Indo-Aryan group

Appendix. Note on Certain Documents of Old Marathi

Etymological Index

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