1850 - Robert Caldwell's Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian language Manuscript - Hermann Gundert

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en 1850 - Robert Caldwell's Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian language Manuscript - Hermann Gundert
ml 1850 - റോബർട്ട് കാഡ്വെല്ലിൻ്റെ ദ്രാവിഡ ഭാഷയുടെ വ്യാകരണ വിമർശനപഠനം കൈയെഴുത്ത് - ഹെർമൻ ഗുണ്ടർട്ട്
Date published
1850
Number of pages
79
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en 1850 - Vimarshana Padanam A Comparative Grammer of the Dravidian or South-Indian family of languages
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Abstract
en This manuscript consists of critical handwritten notes and scholarly commentary on Robert Caldwell’s seminal work, 'A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages'. The author provides page-by-page annotations evaluating Caldwell’s linguistic analyses, historical assertions, and etymological derivations across major Dravidian languages, including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Tulu. Key discussions cover phonological changes, verbal roots, noun formations, and orthographic variations, alongside regional geographic boundaries and demographic estimates. Special attention is given to the historical relationship between Malayalam and Tamil, ancient literary traditions, and the influence of Sanskrit and foreign historical terminology on South Indian ethnonyms and place names.