The Earliest Missionary Grammar of Tamil Fr. Henriques' Arte Da Lingua Malabar: Translation, History, and Analysis |
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| Translated with commentary by:
| Hein, Jeanne
Rajam, V.S. |
| Series title: | Harvard Oriental Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-72723-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Arte da Lingua Malabar, a sixteenth-century grammar of Tamil written in Portuguese by a Jesuit missionary, reflects the first linguistic contact between India and the West. This English translation by Jeanne Hein and V. S. Rajam also includes analysis of the grammar and a description of the political context in which it was written.
Arte da Lingua Malabar, a sixteenth-century grammar of Tamil written in Portuguese by a Jesuit missionary, reflects the first linguistic contact between India and the West. This English translation by Jeanne Hein and V. S. Rajam also includes analysis of the grammar and a description of the political context in which it was written.