Malayalam, a linguistic description
By: by V. R. Prabodhachandran Nayar.
Contributors: A comprehensive statement of phonemics, morphophonemics, morphemics as well as syntax including stylistics of a sizable corpus of the language, namely 'Krishnagatha' which is, perhaps, the most popular and representative classic in the language.
Edition: First
Publisher: National Research Pub. Co.
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Kazhakuttam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Cer̲uśśēri, 15th cent.; Cer̲uśśēri, 15th cent. -- Language.
First sentence: This is a descriptive grammar of Malayalam, the language of the Kerala State in India, spoken by more than 21 millions of people
Description: The work is set out in two parts: 
The first, namely grammar, provides a complete description of the language of the select classical text (Krishnagatha of the 15th centuryAD ) free from discussions on the genetic hypotheses and from bias for traditional grammars. The rules formulated are entirely data based; but not data bound. It is in this respect the title of the book is justifiable. 
The second part of the book is an exhaustive index of Krishnagatha.  It records every morphological form occurring in the text alphabetically in phonemic transcription employing the roman script. Meaning and grammatical notes in English and reference to various occurrences of the concerned form in the text also have been added.   In effect it is the first exegetic dictionary of Malayalam.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [128] (2d group)
A revision of the author's thesis, University of Kerala, 1965,under title: Description of the language of Krishnagaatha: with index.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface, Symbols and Notational Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction, Phonemics, Morphophonemics , Morphemics: Verb; Appellatives, Noun, Clitics, Syntax,
pagenum: Sample text with word by word translation and running commentary; Bibliography, Index of Krishanagatha