The Konkani Language And Literature

About the Book:-Konkani language is mostly spoken on the western coast of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. Konkani people are scattered all over the world. This language belongs to the group of Indo-Aryan languages. Marathi and Gujarati are closer languages to it. It is bit similar to even Bengali as far as pronunciations are concerned. Some linguists opine that Konkani was derived from Maharashtrian Prakrit and Mahrashtrian Apabhransha languages. Konkani lexicographer late Sripad Desai affirms that Konkani was emerged from Apabhansha language in and around 10 to 12 centuries AD. He feels that Rajasthani, Gujarati and Konkani are from the same family. In the earlier times Konkani had business interactions with Arabian countries. Therefore some Arabian-Persian words entered Konkani. During 11th century Kadamba kings ruled Goa. Obviously, some Kannada words too found place in Konkani. In the 13th century, Konkani people residing in Kerala accepted some words from Malayalam and Tamil. The orthography, vocabulary, grammar and overall style of Konkani have an impact of other languages. The author has prepared this thin monograph is a part of the Gazetteer of Bombay. It gives well researched insights into the development of the language and literature of Konkani. Many word etymologies are discussed, along with tables to illustrate developments, inflections, and grammatical points. About the Author:-José Gerson da Cunha was a Goan physician who achieved international renown as an orientalist, historian, linguist and numismatist. He wrote several papers on obstetrics which attracted much attention at the Medico-Physical Society of Bombay. After an epidemic of dengue in the city, he wrote an essay on dengue entitled Dengue: its history, symptoms and treatment. Besides medicine, Cunha's interest spanned across diverse subjects such as history, archaeology, linguistics, numismatics and Sanskritology (study of Sanskrit). He wrote and distinguished himself more by creating works of historical value on these subjects. Besides papers, he was the author of 20 books on these subjects. His decision to write his works in English gained him greater recognition amongst English readers than those Goan authors who had chosen to write on these subjects only in Portuguese. The Title 'The Konkani Language And Literature written/authored/edited by J. Gerson Da Cunha', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121236690 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 56 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-