An Urdu manual of the phonetic, inductive or direct method : based on the Gospel of John, with a progressive introduction to the constructions of the Urdu language

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C-AN URDU MANUAL INDUCTIVE orDIRECTOF THE METHODPHONETIC; BASED ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN WITH A PROGRESSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE URDU LANGUAGE. THOMAS F. CUMMINGS, D.D., Bible Teachers' NewSchool, theTraining York, offormerly United Mission.Presbyterian Punjab The Ear is the Medium of Language. Second and Revised Edition. THEPUBLISHED BY THE SIALKOT MISSION OF UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA. 1916. [All rights reserved.]DEDICATED TO MY FELLOW-SERVANTS WHOSE AIM IT IS TO ESTABLISH HIS KINGDOM. 2068179PREFACE. THE sale of the First and the demandEdition, consequent for a the realisation of thesecond, permits hope expressed thein Preface of the the of a ManualFirst, publication theworked out on the basis of the of andJohn,Gospel terms in use. This Manual is the product,necessary daily as it to of class-room but it has not beenought be, work, tested with successive classes. Under the circumstances, are dueit is the best that could be done. thanksSpecial to Rev. For for the andman book, seeingHenry reviewing it thethrough press. The Manual is the result of odd offifty years language but it is the ofstudy, particularly outgrowth experience in and others to Urdu andlearning, learn, Panjabi.helping It most to a lesson from Providence that earsowes severe and not were us to learn as well aseyes given languages, ' to further sick-leave leisure to these studies.prosecute From a definiteidea ofbooks, Prendergast's speed standard of attainment has been most Sweet's helpful. Primer of Phonetics the clue to of sounds.gave analysis methods have been and the studentexamined,Many, many find that seems to him for it ismay new,nothing possible to of these ideas with those from otherparallel many sources. it was a and satisfaction toIndeed, find,surprise after its that the First Editionpublication, paral-closelyVI of which is calledleled the "Reform" Method Germany, " " the Direct Method in and America. In France,England " " " or Theit the name of Phonetic Inductive."goes by Berlitz Method is a direct but has nomethod, adequate for asecuring pronunciation.provision good '" In use the secondthis the ofbook, "five-syllable per and the sentences for instandard, traininghomoinymic also isso far as is Sois, known,pronunciation, unique. the methodical in order of thedevelopment, progressive this Some toconstructions, by using Gospel. may object this use in its favour.of the but it hasGospel, many things It is In its familiaritysimple, yet complex. reading very the of which the new word us thesupplies idea, gives It abounds in common andexpression. words, incidents, and has almost all the constructions ofdiscourse, ordinary ourthe Urdu. If it is to as a so istranslation,objected Bible a for that it is a classic. Itand alltranslation, yet is that few will ever use better Urdu.probable objectors Some who used the First Edition little or nothinggot out of it. Doubtless never read the in thewarningthey Preface. Others will do the same with this. As alikely no is for for a book cannot and neverclaim madebook, it, has a That can be done ataught language. only by living the He whoteacher a notear,through living through eye. makes the his medium is bound to and this bookfail,eye cannot him. As a method claim behelp every possible may this. It results. It the tomade for abilityproduces gives