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This book provides an overview of the history and development of the Malayalam language across six chapters. It discusses different opinions on the origin of Malayalam and traces its development from inscriptions in the 9th century onwards. The book covers the language's evolution over different periods from Old Malayalam to Modern Malayalam. While providing context on the language's grammar and structure over time, the summary notes that the book contains some inconsistencies and does not present a fully clear depiction of the language's development. Overall, the book provides useful historical context for students and teachers of Malayalam despite some inaccuracies.

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Mangalavan: Book Review Environment

This book provides an overview of the history and development of the Malayalam language across six chapters. It discusses different opinions on the origin of Malayalam and traces its development from inscriptions in the 9th century onwards. The book covers the language's evolution over different periods from Old Malayalam to Modern Malayalam. While providing context on the language's grammar and structure over time, the summary notes that the book contains some inconsistencies and does not present a fully clear depiction of the language's development. Overall, the book provides useful historical context for students and teachers of Malayalam despite some inaccuracies.

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Book Review

Dr. S.A. Shanavas Malayalam is a novel one. It is argued that mong the four malayalam is derived cultivated from the terms mala languages of the mountain aal D ravidian family, possession and am as Malayalam comes last neuter gender suffix. in the development of It is compared with grammar and the term malayali literature. It is (mala+aal+i) as established that eqllivalent to tozhilali A BRIEF HISTORY OF inscriptions of (one who possesses MALAYALAM LANGUAGE Malayalam are traced work) mutalaali (one E.V .N. Namboodiri 2004 who possesses wealth), out only from Ninth century onwards. International Centre for Kerala Studies, etc., University of Kerala, Kariav attom. This does not mean The book Price: Rs.130/that there were no contains six chapters. writings in the The first chapter is language of the land earlier. It is well titled the Origin of Malayalam. It gives a known that the language of the West c1ear picture of the external history, the Cost called Kodumtamil gre w and people of Kerala, the Dravidian languages, developed into Malayalam. Different and the structure of the language at that opinions are there on the origin of period. Malayalam. Great Malayalam language The next three chapters are given title expert Kovunni Nedungadi in Kerala as Old Malayalam for three periods. The Kaumudi says Malayalam is an offshoot Malayalam of the period 800-1100 is the of Sanskrit/ Prakrit. Vadakkumkur topic of the first part where the language of the Kulasekhara Kingdom, the Rajaraja Varma is also supporting this development of the language and the statement. Robert Caldwell, various changes and process undergone by P.Govindapilla, A.R. Rajarajavarma and the language are depicted. The Malayalam L.V. Ramaswamy Ayyar are of the or the period 1200-1400 is given in the opinion that Malayalam is the daughter next chapter. The fifth chapter is about of Tami1. Herman Gundart, Attoor the Emergence of Modern Malayalam. Krishna Pisharody, Ulloor S. The period of this emergence is noted between 1400 - 1600. Parameswara Iyar, K. Godavarma are The sixth chapter is titled Modern favoring for the concept of sister Malayalam from the period of 1600 language status to Tamil: i.e., Tamil and onwards. The language of prose, poetry Malayalam are two separate languages and other literary forms are given. The originated from a Proto form. structure proposed by various schools like llamkulam Kunjan Pilla is not willing Manipravalam, Pachamalayalam, and of to be specified in terms of kinship like Rajarajavarma, etc. are also provided. All chapters contain sections like phonology, daughter/sister. phonetic changes, gemination, sandhi, Malayalam has a history since BC. grammar, word formation, noun and verb But the term Malayalam was not in use. with their infectional forms and clitics. The very term was first used to refer the The presentation and style of the book land. There are opinions that upto 800 is very attractive. A lot of inconsistency is AD Malayalam was part of Tamil called there in transcription, phonetic Malanattu Tami!, and then developed representation, spelling and also in the sections. As the title reflects into a separate language with the term. numbering the book does not presents a brief and clear There are references about Kerala in history of Malayalam language. The Ramayanam, Bharatam, Harivamsam, concept about the origin and development etc. There are so many sources like of the language is not clearly depicted. The inscriptions, place names, literary style grammatical structures of the language in and literary works, folk songs, riddles, the three periods are not pictured clearly. proverbs, coins, etc. helped to develop Though one can point out more mistakes in the book, it is worth to mention that the history of the language. the present volume is good for both the The discussion, in the book under students and teachers of Malayalam review, about the evolution of the word language.

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