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Materials in the Word Frequency Listfor Modern Tamil used with the author's permission.  \nThis volume is dedicated to R.Shanmugam whose innovative andfundamental work of many years made this project possible.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroductionviiiUse of Vocabulary ListixConventions for Writing Colloquia1 TamilXSources UsedxiiAbbreviations and Symbolsxiii  \nALPHABETICAL LISTING  \n1-68  \nAPPENDIX I.Words Grouped by Topic,Use,and SemanticsSection One Function Words  \n69  \nA.Pronouns and Deictics  \n69  \n1.Personal and Resumptive Pronouns  \n69  \n2.Deictic and Interrogative Pronouns  \n69  \n3.Other Deictics  \n70  \nB.Postpositions  \n72  \n1.Postpositions with Simplex Nouns  \n72  \na.With Nominative  \n72  \nb,With Accusative  \n72  \nc.With Dative  \n72  \nd.With Oblique  \n73-  \ne.With Dative or Oblique  \n73  \n2.Postpositions with Verbal Forms  \n74  \na.With Participles  \n74  \n74  \nb.With Participial  \nc.Postpositions and Clitics withconditionals  \n75  \nC.Clitics  \n75  \nD.Sentence Markers  \n76  \n1.Conjunctions  \n76  \n76  \n2.Interjections,Address Forms,and Tag Markers  \nE.Verbs with Special Uses  \n77  \n1.Impersonal Verbs  \n77  \n2.Grammatical Verbs  \n78  \n79  \nF.Modifiers  \n79  \n1.Adjectives  \n2.Adverbs  \n80  \n81  \n3.Colors  \n4.Other Qualities  \n81  \nG.Quantifiers  \n82  \n1.Numerical  \n82  \n82  \na.Natural Numbers  \n83  \nb.Other  \n2.Nonnumerical  \n83  \n84  \n3.Related Words  \n85  \nH.Time  \n1.Time Units  \n85  \n2.Related Words  \n86  \nI.Location and Shape87  \n1.General Location,Directions87  \n2.Other Locatives88  \n3.Place Names88  \n4.Form and Shape89Section Two Society and the Social Sciences  \nJ.Government,Administration,and Politics90  \n1.Administration90  \n2.Government90  \na.Politics,Rule90  \nb.Land(Administration )91  \nc.War92  \nd.Law92  \n3.Related Words93  \nK.Economics93  \n1.Business and Finance93  \n2.Money and Salaries95  \n3.Related Words95  \nL.Religion,Rites and Festivals96  \nM.People and Society97  \n1.People97  \n2.Family and Kin97  \n3.Roles and Occupations98  \n4.Related Words99Section Three Biology and the World  \nN.Animals and Plants101  \n1.Animals101  \n2.Plants102  \n3.Animal and Plant Parts102  \n4.Related Words103  \n0.Land103  \n1.Agriculture103  \n2.Geography104  \n3.Weather104P.Food106  \n1.Foods106  \n2.Utensils,etc.107  \n3.Related Words108Q.Anatomy and Health109  \n1.Body Parts109  \n2.Health and Medicine110  \n3.Related Words111  \nSection Four Things  \n112  \nR.Artifacts  \n1.Tools,Machines,and Miscellaneous Artifacts  \n112  \n2.Transportation and Travel  \n114  \n3.Dress,Clothing,and Ornament  \n114  \nS.Materials and Construction116  \n1.Materials and Substances  \n116  \n2.Buildings  \n117  \n3.Parts of Buildings117  \n4.Related Words118  \nSection FiveHumanities and SciencesT.Learning and the Arts119  \n1.Education119  \n2.Literature and Writing120  \n3.Philosophy120  \n4.Arts and Sports121  \n5.Related Words121U.Mind and Behavior122  \n1.Emotions122  \n2.Mind123  \n3.Perceptions,Feelings,and Behavior123V.Physical Sciences125  \n1.Physics125  \n2.Measurement125  \n3.Movement,Verbs of Motion126W.Basic Abstract Nouns127X.Basic Verbs128  \nAPPENDIX IIHigh Frequency High Literary Words not Includedin the Core Vocabulary  \n131  \n# PREFACE\n\nA work of this nature obviously depends upon the previous workof numerous scholars and language teachers.  Of particular importanceis the work of R.Shanmugam of Madurai University and his A WordFrequency List for Modern Tamil.  Without his major work,thisproject could not have bee","cbCaid3sBXAc3KpF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid3sBXAc3KpF","pdf",6927439,150,"English","# Introduction\n# Use of Vocabulary List\n# Conventions for Writing Colloquia\n# Alphabetical Listing\n# Appendix I: Words Grouped by Topic, Use, and Semantics\n## Section One Function Words\n## Section Two Society and the Social Sciences\n## Section Three Biology and the World\n## Section Four Things\n## Section Five Humanities and Sciences\n# Appendix II: High Frequency High Literary Words not Included in the Core Vocabulary\n# Preface\n# Preface to the Revised Edition","[{\"question\":\"Who compiled A Core Vocabulary for Tamil?\",\"answer\":\"David W. 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