The Dravidian languages / edited by Sanford B. Steever.
| Other author | Steever, Sanford B. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge language family series |
| Contents | 1. Introduction to the Dravidian Languages / Sanford B. Steever -- 2. The Dravidian Scripts / William Bright and Peter T. Daniels -- Part I: South Dravidian: 3. Old Tamil / Thomas Lehmann -- 4. Modern Tamil / E. Annamalai and S.B. Steever -- 5. Malayalam / P. Shreekumar -- 6. Kannada / Sanford B. Steever -- 7. Betta Kurumba / Gail Coelho -- 8. Tulu / D.N.S. Bhat -- Part II: South-Central Dravidian: 9. Old Telugu / P. Ramanarasimham -- 10. Telugu / Bh. Krishnamurti --11. Ko£̀‡ı̀a / Bh. Krishnamurti and Brett A. Benham -- 12. Gonı̀i / Sanford B. Steever -- 13. K¿±vi / Sanford B. Steever -- Part III: Central Dravidian: 14. Kolami / P.S. Subrahmanyam -- 15. Gadaba / Peri Bhaskararao -- Part IV: North Dravidian: 16. Malto / Sanford B. Steever -- 17. Kurux / Masato Kobayashi and Tetru Oraon -- 18. Brahui / Josef Elfenbein -- Index. |
| Abstract | "The Dravidian language family is the world's fourth largest with nearly 250 million speakers across South Asia from Pakistan to Nepal, from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. This authoritative reference source provides a unique description of the languages, covering their grammatical structure and historical development, plus sociolinguistic features. Each chapter combines modern linguistic perspective with traditional historical linguistics, and a uniform structure allows for easy typological comparison between the individual languages. New to this edition are chapters on Be£̀Ư£̀Ưa Kur�øumba, Ku£̀›ux, K¿±vi and Malay♯ı̀ʺam, enlarged sections in various existing chapters, as well updated bibliographies and demographic data throughout. 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, areal linguistics and South Asian studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Dravidian languages Second edition. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 9781138853768 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019033675 |
| ISBN | 9781315722580 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |