This is a monograph of immense use to students of Dravidian linguistics in general and Telugu language in particular. The author has surveyed various theories of grammar from the early times to the present day. The work is a comprehensive account of the grammar of ancient and modern Telugu. This book has a subject index which may be of help to the student as a ready rechoner. Neatly printed and beautifully bounded, the volume will be a priced possession to lovers of grammar and linguistics.

Publishers's Note ... iPreface ... iiiTransliteration ... vAbbreviations ... viI. An Introduction to telugu Grammar ... 1II. Different Classification ... 65III. Phonemics ... 113IV. Sandhi ... 139V. Morphemics ... 193VI. The derivatives (Vritti) ... 292VII. Syntax and sentence ... 356Index ... 406