A Handbook Of The Ordinary Dialect Of The Tamil Language [Hardcover]

Language: English. About the Book:-This prose reader contains scarcely a sentence which may not be of use to the learner. All the words in it will be found in the dictionaries. It will be a useful exercise for the student occasionally to re-write the pieces, using synonyms; to make précis of them; and, in some cases, to construct cross-examinations as given in the book. The book is the product of extensive study of this language. There is no statement in the book to which exception may justly be taken. The book contains six chapters. Chapter one contains Classical Prose, Chapter two contains Business Tamil, Chapter three covers Easy Stories, Chapter four covers Pancha-Tanthiram : Friendship’s Gain, chapter five covers Magisterial Business: Cutchery Tamil, and chapter six covers Petitions and official correspondence. About the Author :-George Uglow Pope (or G.U. Pope) was an Anglican Christian missionary and Tamil scholar who spent 40 years in Tamil Nadu and translated many Tamil texts into English. His popular translations included those of the Tirukkural and Tiruvachagam. He was the head of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and a Lecturer at Balliol College, Oxford. A statue on the Chennai beach recognizes him for his contribution to the understanding and promotion of the Tamil language. The Title 'A Handbook Of The Ordinary Dialect Of The Tamil Language written/authored/edited by G. U. Pope', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121244145 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 218 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 218.