Pandit K. Veerakatthi’s Vision on Diversity - A Study

Abstract

The Tamil grammar books published from Tolkappiyam onwards have explained the importance of diversity. Following this, many studies have been published on the system of differentiation in Tamil, its number, parameters, and objects. The changes that have taken place in the Tamil language from time to time have had their influence on grammatical rules and grammatical usage. This can also be seen in differential grammar. In this context, the views and studies presented by Pandit K.Veerakathi, a Tamil researcher from Jaffna, are noteworthy. Especially in the book "Grammatic Explanation' written by him, one can observe a new approach and trend towards diversity. He has explained the difference with appropriate evidence from the way of the Tholkaapiyar and spoken dialect. In addition to emphasising that diversity is the word phrase, or grammar that is about the structure of language, the structure of diversity accepts the uniqueness of diversity. He also mentions that the differentiated parameter consists of three elements: the term that completes the differentiation. He has explained the differences starting from the first difference to the seventh difference, respectively, as the series of nominatives, the series of intransitive active sequence, the series of causal succession sequence, the series of acceptance, the series of comparative elimination, the series of possessive cases, and the series of evidence. While revealing the new trends with suitable examples, he also established that some of the distinctive characters and objects mentioned by Tolkappyar still persist in the dialect. He has given examples, especially from the colloquial language spoken in Sri Lanka. Through these, we can know that there are archaic cases in Sri Lankan Tamil. His ideas on variation introduced a new trend in the world of grammar: It has paved the way for further discussions and research: It has affirmed the Sri Lankan Tamil scholar's role in grammar.