The Dravidian Languages

by Bhadriraju Krishnamurti

Book Overview

The Dravidian languages are spoken by over 200 million people in South Asia and in Diaspora communities around the world, and constitute the world's fifth largest language family. It consists of about 26 languages in total including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu, as well as over 20 non-literary languages. In this book, Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, one of the most eminent Dravidianists of our time, provides a comprehensive study of the phonological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521025125
• ISBN13: 9780521025126
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"