by David Shulman (Author), David Shulman (Author)
Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 30 Sep 2016
ISBN 10: 0674059921
ISBN 13: 9780674059924