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Publication details [#30308]

Schiffman, Harold F. 1999. A reference grammar of spoken Tamil. Cambridge University Press. xxii + 232 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

grammar1 | language and culture | language variety | mass media | spoken language

Language as a subject

Tamil

Annotation

This grammar describes a standard colloquial variety of Indian Tamil that emerged informally via oral media like film and drama and that misses any strong regional or social features.

Reviewed by

Smith, Ian. 2002. Review of $A reference grammar of spoken Tamil.