Tamil Language For Europeans

Author : Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Missions
ISBN : 3447062363

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Tamil Language for Europeans by Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg Pdf

The study by Daniel Jeyarai recovers a forgotten aspect of the Tamil cultural heritage within the ongoing Indo-European intellectual discourse from early eighteenth century. It provides an English version of the Latin-Tamil Grammar that was printed in Germany in 1716. Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), a pioneer in many fields of intercultural study, compiled it with the help of other Tamil grammars written by European and Tamil scholars. It illuminates his Lutheran piety, his acquaintance with the Tamil people in Tranquebar on the Coromandel Coast in south eastern India, and his deep understanding of the colloquial form of Tamil as spoken by ordinary people. It elevates his pioneer work as a decisive translator and printer of the New Testament, Systematic Theology and Lutheran Catechism in Tamil. Additionally, this grammar helps us to gain penetrating insights into the socio-cultural, religious, and linguistic fabric of the Tamil people and the newly emerging Tamil Protestant congregation in Tranquebar. Thus, Jeyarai's survey Tamil Language for Europeans provides an excellent case study for historians, students, and practitioners of mission and ecumenism, Indologists and scholars of related Indo-European studies, and translators of intercultural texts to explore the transcontinental role of a grammar in communicating, and simultaneously preserving Tamil language, culture and memories beyond its borders.

Author : STEPHEN JEYASEELA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9386463164

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TAMIL LANGUAGE AND THE TIMELESS TRANSLATIONS BY THE EUROPEANS by STEPHEN JEYASEELA Pdf

Author : C. T. E. Rhenius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1332718388

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A Grammar of the Tamil Language by C. T. E. Rhenius Pdf

Excerpt from A Grammar of the Tamil Language: With an Appendix In constructing the chapters on Orthography and Etymology, 1 have followed more the order of the native Grammars, than that of European languages, because I judged it expedient to introduce the student at once to the native manner of treating the subject; and to facilitate the study of the native Grammars themselves. I have, however, every where noticed the difference between the Tamil and the European languages, and in the Appendix given a translation of the English particles into Tamil, noticing various other differences between the English and Tamil idioms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : S. Gnana Prakasar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Tamil language
ISBN : OCLC:62357974

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An Etymological and Comparative Lexicon of the Tamil Language by S. Gnana Prakasar Pdf

Author : Alvaro Hans
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781948096331

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Proto-Indo-European Language by Alvaro Hans Pdf

The Indo-European (IE) is the largest among the family of languages in the world, with 445 languages spoken by around 46% of the global population. Linguists have been looking for the mother of IE family, fondly called Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language but their decades of search have not revealed the face of PIE till now. What others have been missing so far, the author of this book Alvaro Hans has found out—by walking side-wards, jumping walls and looking for ‘her’, in unusual places. This book is all about that exciting journey and a deciding destination.

Author : E. Annamalai,R.E. Asher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317304784

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Colloquial Tamil by E. Annamalai,R.E. Asher Pdf

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 language Helpful grammar notes and reference grammar Comprehensive vocabulary lists (Tamil-English and English-Tamil) Lively illustrations and fascinating cultural insights throughout By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Tamil in a broad range of everyday situations. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Author : Francesca Orsini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351888318

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The History of the Book in South Asia by Francesca Orsini Pdf

The History of the Book in South Asia covers not only the various modern states that make up South Asia today but also a multitude of languages and scripts. For centuries it was manuscripts that dominated book production and circulation, and printing technology only began to make an impact in the late eighteenth century. Print flourished in the colonial period and in particular lithographic printing proved particularly popular in South Asia both because it was economical and because it enabled multi-script printing. There are now vibrant publishing cultures in the nation states of South Asia, and the essays in this volume cover the whole range from palm-leaf manuscripts to contemporary print culture.

Author : Bernard Quaritch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555061203

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Catalogue of Works on European Philology and the Minor European Languages by Bernard Quaritch Pdf

Author : Henrique Henriques,Hans Josef Vermeer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015019064214

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The first European Tamil grammar by Henrique Henriques,Hans Josef Vermeer Pdf

Author : Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra,Robert Aleksander Maryks,Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004373822

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Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Asia and the Americas by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra,Robert Aleksander Maryks,Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia Pdf

The present volume is a result of an international symposium on the encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Asia and the Americas, which organized by Boston College’s Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies in June 2017.

Author : Gregory James
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111592008

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Tamil lexicography by Gregory James Pdf

Lexicographica. Series Maior features monographs and edited volumes on the topics of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Works from the broader domain of lexicology are also included, provided they strengthen the theoretical, methodological and empirical basis of lexicography and meta-lexicography. The almost 150 books published in the series since its founding in 1984 clearly reflect the main themes and developments of the field. The publications focus on aspects of lexicography such as micro- and macrostructure, typology, history of the discipline, and application-oriented lexicographical documentation.

Author : P. Singarabalaventhiram Pillai
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382311285

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A Tamil Vade-Mecum by P. Singarabalaventhiram Pillai Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Donald F. Lach,Donald Frederick Lach,Edwin J. Van Kley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226467678

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Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III by Donald F. Lach,Donald Frederick Lach,Edwin J. Van Kley Pdf

First systematic, inclusive study of the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western civilization.

Author : Otto Zwartjes,Paolo De Troia
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258434

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Missionary Linguistics VI by Otto Zwartjes,Paolo De Troia Pdf

This is the sixth volume to be dedicated to the pioneering linguistic work produced by missionaries in Asia. This volume presents research into the documentation, study and description of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Tamil. It provides a selection of papers which primarily concentrate on the Society of Jesus and their linguistic production, but also covers linguistic works written by Franciscans, the Order of Discalced Carmelites and works of other religious institutions, such as the Propaganda Fide and the Missions Étrangères de Paris. New insights are provided regarding these works and their reception among European scholars interested in these ‘exotic’ languages and cultures. Each text is placed in its historical context and various approaches to some of the most important descriptive problems faced by these linguists avant la lettre are analyzed, such as the establishment of an adequate romanization system, the description of typological features of these Asian languages, such as tonality and aspiration in Chinese and Vietnamese, agglutination and derivational morphology in Japanese and Tamil, and, pragmatics, in particular politeness in Japanese. This volume not only looks at methodology and descriptive techniques, but also comments on missionary linguistic policies in Asia and offers articles of interest to historiographers of linguistics, historians, typologists, descriptive linguists and those interested in translation studies.

Author : Judy Wakabayashi,Rita Kothari
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027224309

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Decentering Translation Studies by Judy Wakabayashi,Rita Kothari Pdf

This book foregrounds practices and discourses of translation in several non-Western traditions. Translation Studies currently reflects the historiography and concerns of Anglo-American and European scholars, overlooking the full richness of translational activities and diverse discourses. The essays in this book, which generally have a historical slant, help push back the geographical and conceptual boundaries of the discipline. They illustrate how distinctive historical, social and philosophical contexts have shaped the ways in which translational acts are defined, performed, viewed, encouraged or suppressed in different linguistic communities. The volume has a particular focus on the multiple contexts of translation in India, but also encompasses translation in Korea, Japan and South Africa, as well as representations of Sufism in different contexts."