London: E. Marlborough & Co., Ltd., 1906. — 96 p.
Викремасингхе де Силва М. Краткий самоучитель тамильского языка
латинской графикой и с фонетической транскрипцией (на англ. яз.)
It is primarily intended to supply a working and practical
knowledge of the language, for the benefit of those who have not
the time or the inclination to master the grammar, and yet require
to use the spoken tongue for purposes of business or pleasure. With
this in view many vocabularies are supplied, carefully selected to
suit the needs of the Tamil countries and classified according to
subject, and also a large number of colloquial phrases and
sentences of a practical character, similarly classified.
Throughout these sections of the volume the pronunciation of the Tamil words is added, according to Marlborough's system of phonetics — a system which has grown out of long experience, and is of so simple a nature that, by means of it, a stranger to the language who knows English only, can read off the words at a glance and thus easily make himself understood amongst Tamil-speaking people. At the same time the Grammar forms a useful book of reference on any point of construction, etc., which may arise.
Throughout these sections of the volume the pronunciation of the Tamil words is added, according to Marlborough's system of phonetics — a system which has grown out of long experience, and is of so simple a nature that, by means of it, a stranger to the language who knows English only, can read off the words at a glance and thus easily make himself understood amongst Tamil-speaking people. At the same time the Grammar forms a useful book of reference on any point of construction, etc., which may arise.