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This grammar of standard spoken Tamil is designed to be accessible to students at all levels as well as to specialists. It is the first such grammar to contain examples both in Tamil script and in transliteration. It benefits from extensive native-speaker input and the use of authentic examples.

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"An excellent reference work..." Anthropological Linguistics

Table of Contents
1. Phonology and transliteration; 2. The nominal system; 3. The Tamil verb phrase; 4. Pronouns and pro-forms; 5. Adjectives; 6. Syntax: introduction; 7. Complex syntax and related topics; 8. Appendix: literary Tamil equivalents of spoken Tamil paradigms; References; Index.

A Reference Grammar of Spoken Tamil

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11 February 2006
      ISBN-13 9780521027526
      978-0521027526
      ISBN-10 0521027527
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      Grammar, syntax and morphology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This grammar of standard spoken Tamil is designed to be accessible to students at all levels as well as to specialists. It is the first such grammar to contain examples both in Tamil script and in transliteration. It benefits from extensive native-speaker input and the use of authentic examples.

      Trade Review
      "An excellent reference work..." Anthropological Linguistics

      Table of Contents
      1. Phonology and transliteration; 2. The nominal system; 3. The Tamil verb phrase; 4. Pronouns and pro-forms; 5. Adjectives; 6. Syntax: introduction; 7. Complex syntax and related topics; 8. Appendix: literary Tamil equivalents of spoken Tamil paradigms; References; Index.

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