Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Glosses; 4. Transliteration; 5. Chapter 1. Introduction; 6. Chapter 2. Sound system; 7. Chapter 3. The Bengali script; 8. Chapter 4. Word formation; 9. Chapter 5. Morphology; 10. Chapter 6. Phrase structure; 11. Chapter 7. Sentences; 12. Chapter 8. Perspectives and functions; 13. Chapter 9. Lexical features; 14. Chapter 10. Beyond the sentence: Sample texts; 15. Appendices; 16. Bibliography; 17. Index