Dawn

Literary Notes: History of Urdu grammar writing and orientalists

THE strange thing about grammar is that the native speakers of a language do not need it, at least while learning it as a child. Native speakers instinctively know the rules that govern the use of ...
Dawn

Literary notes: Darya-e-Latafat: a remarkable work on Urdu and its grammar

POET and prose writer Insha Allah Khan Insha (1752-1817) was a genius: he knew Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Bengali and Marathi and wrote in five of these ...
The News International

Online therapy: Learning Urdu

It is not a substitute for learning the finer points but following an Instagram page called Words in Urdu can add context to your vocabulary and understanding of the language. “I’ve been knockin’ on ...
The Conversation

Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

John Munro. has in the past been a chief investigator on ARC-funded projects Many students returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was ...
The Hindu

E-platform ‘Aamozish’ helps to learn Urdu in seven days

“My grandmother said one learns English to woo a girl but when there’s heartbreak, you come back to Urdu,” shares Devyesh Tripathi, a lawyer practising at the Delhi High Court. The Urdu enthusiast ...
The Conversation

AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning – and raising questions about an innate grammar

Morten H. Christiansen receives funding from the A&S New Frontier Grant Program at Cornell University. He is affiliated with the School of Communication and Culture and Interacting Minds Centre at ...