Schmidt Ruth Laila. Urdu, an Essential Grammar

Taylor & Francis, 2009. — 352 p.This is a reference guide to the most important aspects of the language as it is used by native speakers today.
Urdu: An Essential Grammar is intended to present as complete a description of the grammar of Delhi Standard Urdu as is possible in the space available. It does not cover Urdu phonology or the writing system. The inventory of grammatical structures has been compiled from existing textbooks as well as from texts typically read in second-and third-year Urdu classes.