International Association of Tamil Research - Letter to Scholars Arasar Arullallar September 24, 2018 Page 1 10th International Conference - Seminar on Tamil Studies July 3 _ 7, 2019 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

www.tamilvu.org 35 nikandus- Thesaurus • The Tamil lexicography in the Tamil language took its origin some three thousand years ago . Tolkappiyam , the greatest books on Tamil grammar which is considered as the first of the available old Tamil books and as of three thousand years old contain pages that tell the meaning of words Etymology sollathikaram - 57. Tamil is spoken predominantly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is spoken also in the grammar Nannul, we first hear the mention of aimperumkappiyam , the five great epics of Tamil literature. Acrobat portable document format (PDF) files. use of PDF files can be more useful due to Tamil Language, History and Literature. Nannul is the outstanding work in the field of Tamil grammars. Saint Pavananti who lived around the 13th century CE wrote this grammar. Tamil Diglossia: Spoken and Written There is a wide gap between spoken and written Tamil. Spoken Tamil is used Tolkappiyam, Tamil Language. B. Theory Implied in Versification. Enumeration of Organs. I may pass on to quote from my essay on the theory of poetry in Tolkappiyam, 17 an organic theory of poetry where the sounds and the meanings together form one united whole. The ceyyul iyal or the chapter on literary composition in Tolkappiyam starts by enumerating the various constituents of a verse as its UG Tamil programme under CCSS in affiliated colleges of the University with effect from 2009 admission. Orders are issued accordingly. The syllabus is appended herewith. Nannul Viruthiurai - Dhandapani Desk Kar 3) Nannul Ezhuthathikaram - Soma Ilavarasu ????? ???????? (Tamil Ilakkanam) ??????? ?????? ?????? (Ilakkana Vagaigal) ????????? Tamil Grammar. Welcome to the 8th lesson about Tamil grammar.We will first learn about prepositions, n