Malayalam is one of the four major Dravidian languages spoken principally in the southern part of India. It has a recorded history of eight centuries and is spoken by more than 35 million people, most of whom live in the Indian state of Kerala, on the Malabar coast. This detailed description of Malayalam, provides in-depth analysis of the linguistic richness of this language.
By:
R. E. Asher
Introduction by:
Bernard Comrie
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 793g
ISBN: 9780415022422
ISBN 10: 0415022428
Series: Descriptive Grammars
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 10 July 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface, Preface, Transcription, Map of India, Map of Kerala, INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER 1. SYNTAX, CHAPTER 2. MORPHOLOGY, CHAPTER 3. PHONOLOGY, CHAPTER 4. IDEOPHONES AND INTERJECTIONS, CHAPTER 5. LEXICON, BIBLIOGRAPHY, GENERAL INDEX, MALAYALAM INDEX