Comparative linguistics

[Maniambalam Arasu]

Prof. Kalyanaraman:
>It is reasonable to assume that in transformation grammar,
>the same phenomenon will persist across Pra_kr.ts, thus finding common

>features of semantic expansions between say Old Tamil and Bhojpuri.

Sir,

Are you calling the Dravidian language family a kind of Pra_kr.ts?
Not confidant that Tamilists will agree to your proposal that
their language is a Prakritham. On deep similarities between
Old Tamil and Bhojpuri, probably because Dravidian languages
got replaced with Indo-Aryan.

Arasu




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