History Of Kannada Language: (Readership Lectures) - Softcover

R. Narasimhacharya

 
9788121235211: History Of Kannada Language: (Readership Lectures)

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About the Book:-According to the author Kannada lesser-known as Kanarese is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by people of Karnataka in Southwestern India and by linguistic minorities in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and Goa and also by Carnatican ex-pats abroad. It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful empires of South and Central India, such as the Chalukya dynasty, the Rashtrakuta dynasty, the Vijayanagara Empire and the Hoysala Empire. This present work is a compilation of five lectures that the author gave in late 1926 and early 1927. It has five 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. About the Author:-R. Narasimhachary was born in 1861 and died in 1936. He was an Indian born author editor, translator and historian. He has 61 works in 168 publications in 3 languages and 539 library holdings to his credit. His genres of works are criticism, interpretation, history, biographies, periodicals and inscriptions. He is the author of books such as -- History of Kanada Language (Readership Lectures), Nagavarmma's Kavyavalokanam, History of Kannada Literature, The Buddha-Dhamma, Or, the Life and Teachings of the Buddha and The Kannadas: The People, Their History and Culture. The Title 'History Of Kan

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ISBN 10:  8121235227 ISBN 13:  9788121235228
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