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Original Papers Illustrating the History of the Application of the Roman Alphabet to the Languages of India

1859

Xi braces the revival of the controversy in the columns of the English press during the past year and includes nearly all the articles and letters which have appeared in various journals whether in favour of or in oppsition to the scheme up to the commencement of 1859. [...] Circular Letter addressed by the Originators of the General Application of the Roman Letters to the Languages of the East to the Principal Tutors and Students especially Stdents preparing for the Ministerial and Missionary Work at the different Colleges in the United States - - 163 16. [...] On the Difficulty of the Oriental Characters and the Advatages of applying the Roman Alphabet to the Languages of India. [...] In order to adapt the Persian characters to the language of Hindoostan it was necessary to invent signs10 APPLICATION OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET to distinguish the different variations of sound in the Sanskrit consonants and the letters peculiar to the Arabic (ain ghain toe zoe) were introduced without any alteration in the forms in which they are used in writing the original language. [...] which are the languages of the many and English which is the language of the few ; but although it be the laguage of the few English possesses ail importance far out of proportion to the numerical amount of the pcJple by whom it is spoken arising as well from the superior influence inseparable from our situation in India as from the superior stores of learning which our language contains.
language linguistics
Pages
294
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146248
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
iv-xx Monier Williams view
Original Papers Descriptive of the History of the Application of the Roman Alphabet to the Languages of India
1-276 Monier Williams view

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