Portuguese Missionary Grammars in Asia, Africa, and Brazil, 1550-1800

[...]Henriques's metalanguage and the reputation of his work are examined, and his grammar is compared with other grammars of Tamil. First comes a section on the Indian subcontinent, covering the Indian lexicographic tradition (Sanskrit and Tamil), and dictionaries compiled by Europeans for Kon...

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Published in:Anthropological linguistics 2014-04, Vol.56 (1), p.112
Main Author: Mixco, Mauricio J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African languages
Arabic language
Dictionaries
Grammar
Hindi language
Indic languages
Latin language
Lexicography
Linguistics
Metalanguage
Missionaries
Morphology
Orthography
Phonetics
Portuguese
Religious orders
Sanskrit
Syntax
Tamil
Traditions
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Summary:[...]Henriques's metalanguage and the reputation of his work are examined, and his grammar is compared with other grammars of Tamil. First comes a section on the Indian subcontinent, covering the Indian lexicographic tradition (Sanskrit and Tamil), and dictionaries compiled by Europeans for Konkani, Hindi, and other languages.
ISSN:0003-5483
1944-6527