An Introduction to Hindi and Urdu : INTRODUCTION : The Development of Hindi and Urdu

from Barz, Richard and Yogendra Yadav. An Introduction to Hindi and Urdu. Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, 2000.

The Development of Hindi and Urdu

The Two Meanings of the Term Hindi
Hindi and English
The Linguistic Situation in Ancient India
Hindi Literature : the Heroic Period
Hindi Literature : the Bhakti Period
Hindi and Urdu Literature : the 17th and 18th Centuries
Hindi and Urdu Literature : the Modern Period
Hindi Dialects and Folk Literature
Hindi Outside of India
Hindi and Urdu Grammars and Dictionaries