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Compounds in Tolkappiyam and Balavyakaranam -
A Comparison

A. Parimalagantham, M.A., Ph.D.

Introduction

It is generally recognized that grammar is a closed system whereas lexicon is an open system. Grammar is rigid but lexicon is flexible. In a language, the words may occur as individual forms like vaa 'come' poo 'go', vanDi 'cart', pasu 'cow' in Tamil. Raa 'come' poo 'go', banDi 'cart', aawu ' cow' in Telugu. Combined forms like poRkuTam 'golden pot', tanga mayil 'golden peacock' maNjal taNNi 'yellow water' in Tamil, paalapoDi 'milkpowder', ceTTu komma 'branch of a tree', paata pustakam 'old book' in Telugu. When a lexical item occurs individually or in combination, it gets the labels such as noun, verb, adjective, etc., depending upon the function it performs when it is used in a sentence.

Aim of the study

The aim of the present paper is to compare and contrast the compounds, their formation, and types according to two Tamil and Telugu grammars, namely, Tolkappiyam and Balavyakaranam.

Definition of Compound

In general, when two or more things or words are in combination the resultant is called compound. Common salt is the compound of sodium and chloride. In grammar, noun or verb or adjective, when combined together, are considered as compounds. ex. karuppu manitan 'Black man', cuDu cooru 'Warm rice or cooked rice', in Tamil, tella chokka 'White shirt', nalla mabbu 'Black cloud' in Telugu.

Rangan (2002) describes, 'Compound Construction is the one where two or more words joined together without any interruption.' Sanghamitra (1996) describes compound 'as a paired construction of two independent meaningful lexical elements. When combined, though they may retain their original meaning to some extent, they may indicate new references. Mahadeva Sastri (1972) the commentator of Balavyakaranam defines 'compound is the one which has two or more words and is considered as a single form.'

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A. Parimalagantham, Ph.D.
Department of Lexicography
P. S. Telugu University
Hyderabad - 500 004
Andhra Pradesh, India

 
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