| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 545 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Cambridge language surveys |
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Cambridge language surveys
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND SYMBOLS; ABBREVI ATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 Phonology: descriptive; 3 The writing systems of the major literary languages; 4 Phonology: historical and comparative; 5 Word formation: roots, stems, formatives, derivational suffixes and nominal compounds; 6 Nominals: nouns, pronouns, numerals and time and place adverbs; 7 The verb; 8 Adjectives, adverbs and clitics; 9 Syntax; 10 Lexicon; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF RECONSTRUCTIONS WITH GLOSSES |
| Summary |
The Dravidian languages are spoken by nearly 200 million people in South Asia and in Diaspora communities around the world; they include Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. This book provides a linguistic overview of the Dravidian language family, including its history and writing systems, language structures, typology and lexicon |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-521) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Dravidian languages.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Hungarian.
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Dravidian languages.
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Dravidian languages
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Drawidische Sprachen
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Langue dravidienne.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003282070 |
| ISBN |
0511066686 |
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9780511066689 |
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0511060378 |
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9780511060373 |
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0511068816 |
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9780511068812 |
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9780521771115 |
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0521771110 |
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9780511486876 |
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0511486871 |
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9786610417803 |
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6610417806 |
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9781316085363 |
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1316085368 |
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1280417803 |
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9781280417801 |
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1139146270 |
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9781139146272 |
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0511330618 |
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9780511330612 |
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9780521025126 |
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0521025125 |
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