K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature (Jan 2002)
WHAT MADURESE CAN TELL US ABOUT OTHER LANGUAGES AND WHAT OTHER LANGUAGES CAN TELL US ABOUT MADURESE
Abstract
There are many reasons to study a particular language. One might study a language to learn to speak that language in order to be able to communicate with native speakers or conduct business. One can study a language to learn about the culture of the people or understand their literature and poetry. One can study the grammar of a language to understand the structure of that language and compare it to the structure of other languages It is this last reason that motivates the following discussion.