description: This present work is a compilation of 5 lectures that the author gave in late 1926 and early 1927. it has 5 chapters that discuss and offer learned information on : the classification of the language, the Dravidian languages being distinct from Sanskrit, antiquity of the name Kannada, lexical affinities, Kannada 1000 years ago, comparison with the Tamil alphabet, grammar, inflexions, verbs, roots, abstract nouns, northern and southern schools, metathesis, reforms and advancement of the language. This book is a reprint of the 1934 edition. This present work is a compilation of 5 lectures that the author gave in late 1926 and early 1927. it has 5 chapters that discuss and offer learned information on : the classification of the language, the Dravidian languages being distinct from Sanskrit, antiquity of the name Kannada, lexical affinities, Kannada 1000 years ago, comparison with the Tamil alphabet, grammar, inflexions, verbs, roots, abstract nouns, northern and southern schools, metathesis, reforms and advancement of the language. This book is a reprint of the 1934 edition.
language: English
title: History of Kannada Language
titlecomplete: History of Kannada Language (Readership Lectures)
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publisher: Asian Educational Services