This book presents in a single volume a comprehensive history of the language sciences, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. While there has been a concentration on those traditions that have the greatest international relevance, a particular effort has been made to go beyond traditional Eurocentric accounts, and to cover a broad geographical spread. For the twentieth century a section has been devoted to the various trends, schools, and theoretical framework developed in Europe, North America and Australasia over the past seventy years. There has also been a concentration on...
This book presents in a single volume a comprehensive history of the language sciences, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. While the...
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 thirty million people on the Malabar coast of southern India This is the first detailed description of Malayalam, providing an in-depth analysis of the linguistic richness of this language.
Malayalam is one of the four major Dravidian languages spoken principally in the southern part of India. It has a recorded history of eight c...
Kerala, one of the smallest states in India, is located in the country's southwest corner. Known for its great beauty, religious diversity, and zero population growth, the region also boasts an exceptionally high literacy rate -- reportedly above 91 percent -- resulting in a large readership for books, journals, and newspapers. The quality of Kerala's literary production is very high, and this anthology represents some of its best short stories.
Though educated and enterprising, women from this area face the same problems as women the world over. The stories in this collection explore...
Kerala, one of the smallest states in India, is located in the country's southwest corner. Known for its great beauty, religious diversity, and zer...
Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to spoken Tamil. While emphasis is placed on colloquial spoken Tamil, you are given a useful introduction to formal speech and the written language as well.
What makes Colloquial Tamil your best choice in personal language learning?
Emphasis on authentic conversational language
Clear explanations on how to pronounce and write the...
Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, t...
