AW: Language barriers --- financial barriers

[Gruenendahl, Reinhold]

George Hart wrote:
 
I can testify that there is an enormous scholarly literature in Tamil that is
important for Indological studies -- and that it is in no way inferior in
quality or learning to what is in German or English. The same is true of
Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu -- and I suspect of the major North Indian
languages.
 
I would be interested to hear where any of the topics covered in Oskar von
Hinüber's "Kleine Schriften" are treated in these languages.
 
 
 
If a student came to me and asked whether she should learn French, German,
Tamil or Telugu, (...)
 
I take it from George Hart's words that not too many students come to him to
ask his advice in these matters.
 
 
RG
 
 
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Dr. Reinhold Gruenendahl
Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek
Fachreferat sued- und suedostasiatische Philologien
(Dept. of Indology)
 
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Tel (+49) (0)5 51 / 39 52 83
 
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