Proto-Elamo-Dravidian
The Evidence and Its Implications (2007 Photocopy Reprint) Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 71, Part 3)

David W. McAlpin (Author)

9780871697134

Paperback / softback, published 1 January 1981

155 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.478 kg

This is a print on demand publication. Demonstrates that the Dravidian language family of South Asia is related to Elamite, a major language of ancient West Asia. Also, it follows up on some of the implications of this relationship. To do this, summaries are provided of comparative Dravidian & of Elamite grammar. The methodology employed is traditional, philologically based, comparative linguistics. While this work contains a fairly detailed & thorough discussion of comparative Dravidian & of Elamite grammar, it is not a comparative grammar or even the beginnings of one. Background introductions in archaeology & history are provided for those who are unfamiliar with the ancient Near East. This work has one goal: to prove beyond doubt that Elamite & Dravidian are cognate. Illustrations.