Tamil Grammar Self-Taught (in Tamil and Roman Characters)

The present work is chie?y intended for the use of those who wish to acquire a knowledge of the grammar of colloquial Tamil within a comparatively short time, either lor practical purposes or as the preliminary to a thorough study of the language. Particularly bearing in mind students who work without a teacher, I have devoted some pages wholly to the subject of pronunciation, and have given the transliteration of all the Tamil words occurring in the grammar, side by side with the native character. This will enable the beginner gradually to acquire the Tamil character as he proceeds with the study of the grammar itself, thereby avoiding a needless waste of time and trouble. The chapter on euphonic changes Will specially appeal to those who haxe a philological turn of mind. For this gives the key to the solution of many difficulties that beset an ordinary student in the way of analysing Tamil words and sentences and of mastering their relationship to one another.