The Dravidian Languages

The Dravidian Languages

by Steever, Sanford B.

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The Dravidian language family is the world's fourth largest with over 175 million speakers across South Asia from Pakistan to Nepal, from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka as well as having communities in Malaysia, North America and the UK. Four of the languages, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are official national languages and the Dravidian family has had a rich literary and cultural influence. This authoritative reference source provides unique descriptions of 12 of these languages, covering the…

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  • Full title :The Dravidian Languages.

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The Dravidian language family is the world's fourth largest with over 175 million speakers across South Asia from Pakistan to Nepal, from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka as well as having communities in Malaysia, North America and the UK. Four of the languages, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are official national languages and the Dravidian family has had a rich literary and cultural influence. This authoritative reference source provides unique descriptions of 12 of these languages, covering their historical development alongside discussions of their specialised linguistic structures and features. Each chapter combines modern linguistic theory with traditional historical linguistics and a uniform structure allows for easy typological comparison between the individual languages. Two further chapters provide general information about the language family - the introduction, which covers the history, cultural implications and linguistic background, and a separate article on Dravidian writing systems. This volume includes languages from all 4 of the Dravidian family's subgroupings: South Dravidian e.g. Tamil, Kannada; South Central Dravidian e.g. Telugu, Konda; Central Dravidian e.g. Kolami; North Dravidian e.g. Brahui, Malto. Written by a team of expert contributors, many of whom are based in Asia, each language chapter offers a detailed analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax and followed by a list of the most relevant further reading to aid the independent scholar. The Dravidian Languages will be invaluable to students and researchers within linguistics and will also be of interest to readers in the fields of comparative literature, South Asian studies and Oriental studies.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1997
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
  • Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1997

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (455 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780203424353, 0203424352
  • oclc:on1048423858
  • LC Classification:PL4601 ǂb D73 1998eb
  • Dewey Decimal:494

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Linguistic Conventions -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to the Dravidian Languages -- 2 The Dravidian Scripts -- Part I: South Dravidian -- 3 Old Tamil -- 4 Modern Tamil -- 5 Kannada -- 6 Tulu -- Part II: South-Central Dravidian -- 7 Old Telugu -- 8 Telugu -- 9 Koṇḍa -- 10 Gonḍi -- Part III: Central Dravidian -- 11 Kolami -- 12 Gadaba -- Part IV: North Dravidian -- 13 Malto -- 14 Brahui -- Index -- Untitled.

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Subjects

Dravidian languages Langues dravidiennes

Writers

Steever, Sanford B.

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