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of 1851, but also carried the work on from Section 552. 2, to Section 569. Not finding time however to complete the whole, he sent the manuscript with necessary instructions to the Editor, in the beginning of 1866.

When the lithographed portion was ready for the press, the Editor was asked to insert English headings similar to those in Rev. Mr. Würth's "Short Grammar of the ancient dialect of the Canarese Language". Alive to the difficulty of terminology, he reluctantly undertook it, and this contributed to prevent the earlier completion of his editorial duties.

When about 150 pages of this book had been printed, the work was for some months brought to a standstill by the printing for the Government, of a new edition of the “First Catechism of Malayalam Grammar", in the revision and enlargement of which however the printed sheets of this larger Grammar did good service.

2. About the Grammar itself the Editor desires to make the following remarks:- It is arranged in three parts, viz: Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, with an Appendix on Rhetorical figures of speech and Compounds. Etymology comprises the Noun, Verb and Particle, the different uses of which are severally treated in the Syntax. To the Noun belong: Noun proper, Pronoun, Definite and Indefinite Numerals, Adjectives and Adjectival Participles. To the Verb belong: Adnounal and Adverbial Participles and Verbal Nouns, while under the head of Particles, Particles proper and Copulatives are treated. Some may be inclined to think that useless repetitions occur here and there, but on closer examination they will find that Forms (Etymology) and their several Bearings and Uses (Syntax) must materially differ and require a systematic repetition in order to give a clear insight into the structure of a language.

The Rules have not been laid down a priori, or derived from any existing Grammar, nor have the examples been improvised to fit the Rules, but the latter as well as the former are the result of a most scrupulous and careful perusal of Native Poetry, Prose writings, Judicial and other Government Papers as well as the common language. A list of the Granthams from which quotations have been made, is appended

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