Malayalam - Vol. 1 - A University Course and Reference Grammar Fourth Edition

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A University Course and Reference Grammar for Malayalam presented as an Open Educational Resource, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0. The material normally spans two volumes but is provided here in a single document, updated last in April 2018. It introduces Malayalam script and provides structured lessons with conversation dialogues, followed by grammar notes covering sentence structure, particles, cases, tense markers, negation, emphasis word order, and related usage throughout the opening lessons.

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A University Course and Reference Grammar

Malayalam Script

LESSON ONE

LESSON ONE CONVERSATION: What is Your Name?

LESSON ONE GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON TWO

LESSON TWO CONVERSATION: Mr.Thomas' Office

LESSON TWO GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON THRE

LESSON THREE CONVERSATION: Is James Here?

LESSON THREE GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON FOUR

LESSON FOUR CONVERSATION: Going to the Teashop

LESSON FOUR GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON FIVE

LESSON FIVE CONVERSATION: Will Krishnan Go to the Movies?

LESSON FIVE GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON SIX

LESSON SIX CONVERSATION: Do You Know the Brahmin Hotel?

LESSON SIX GRAMMAR NOTES

LESSON SEVEN

LESSON SEVEN CONVERSATION: Where Will I Catch the Quilon Bus?

LESSON SEVEN GRAMMAR NOTES

# Open Educational Resourcesfor South Asian Language Instruction Language:Malayalam Malayalam:A University Course and Reference Grammar by Rodney F.Moag islicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0International License. This work is normally printed in two volumes (the second volume beginning with Lesson 17),but it is presented here in a single document. Created in cooperation with the Center for Open Educational Resources and LanguageLearning. Last updated:April 2018Rodney F.MoagProfessor EmeritusUniversity of Texas at Austin Malayalam:an Rtrne cramma Vol.1 Malayalam: ## A University Course and Reference GrammarFourth Edition Rodney F.Moag Published by The Center for Asian StudiesThe University of Texas at AustinSpring,2002 Table of Contents Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………i Preface……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………ii The Book and How to Use I…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………vii Malayalam Script……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………xV LESSON ONE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 LESSON ONE CONVERSATION: What is Your Name?…………………………………………………………………3 LESSON ONE GRAMMAR NOTES……………………………………………………………………………………………6 1.1. How to Use Grammatical Explanations………………………………………………………………………………………6 1.2. The Order of Elements Within the Sentence………………………………………………………………………………6 1.3. Equative Sentences………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 1.4. Copula Deletion in Short Sentences Giving Names……………………………………………………7 1.5. The Quotative or Citation Particle ng) m…………………………………………………………………………7 1.6. Social Dimensions of the Personal Pronoun…………………………………………………………………………………8 LESSON TW………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 LESSON TWO CONVERSATION:Mr.Thomas'Office……………………………………………………………………15 LESSON TWO GRAMMAR NOTES……………………………………………………………………………………………19 2.1.The Locative Case of Noun……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 2.2. Spelling Changes in Adding Vowel-Initial Suffixes………………………………………………………20 2.3.-630 as a Marker for Yes-No Questions……………………………………………………………………………………………21 2.4. Verbal Cues for the Near-Far Distinction…………………………………………………………………………………22 2.5 Changing the Order of Sentence Elements for Emphasis………………………………………………23 2.6 Spelling and Pronunciation Changes when Joining-20………………………………………………25 LESSON THRE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………26 LESSON THREE CONVERSATION: Is James Here?(Lending and Borrowing)……………………28 LESSON THREE GRAMMAR NOTES………………………………………………………………………………………………35 3.1 Existive/Locative Sentences with 6………………………………………………………………………………35 3.2“One of Your”Possessive Phrases………………………………………………………………………………………………………37 3.3 Possessive Sentences: Alienable versus Inalienable Possession………………………………………37 3.4 The Polite Command and Citation Forms of Verbs…………………………………………………………………39 3.5 Impersonal Expressions for Health and Welfare………………………………………………………………39 3.6 Coordinate Conjunctions“...and… and……………………………………………………………………………………………40 LESSON FOUR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………39 LESSON FOUR CONVERSATION: Going to the Teashop……………………………………………………………41 LESSON FOUR GRAMMAR NOTES…………………………………………………………………………………………………47 4.1 Wishes and Desires the Indirect Form cO6m………………………………………………………………………47 4.2.Likes and Desires Indirect Sentences with gsao6m……………………………………………………48 4.3 Differing Responses to Yes-No Questions According to the Verb…………………………………49 4.4 The Dative For Indirect Objects …………………………………………………………………………………………………………50 4.5 Differences in the Dative Ending……………………………………………………………………………………………50 4.6 Two Kinds of “Giving………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………52 LESSON FIVE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………53 LESSON FIVE CONVERSATION: Will Krishnan Go to the Movies?…………………………………………5 LESSON FIVE GRAMMAR N

FAQs

What license governs this Malayalam grammar course material?

It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0.

Is the course normally split into multiple volumes?

Yes, it is normally printed in two volumes, with the second volume beginning with Lesson 17, but this document presents it as a single compilation.

How are the lessons organized in the course?

Each lesson includes a conversation section followed by grammar notes that explain key concepts such as sentence structure, particles, cases, and tense or question markers.

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