James Gair

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Name James Gair

Books Studies in South Asian linguistics

Professor Emeritus James W. Gair (December 27, 1927 – December 10, 2016) was a linguist in South Asian linguistics. He was a specialist in Sinhala, as well as in Pali, Tamil and Dhivehi. He taught in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics of Cornell University (Ithaca, New York). later the Department of Linguistics. He died right before his 89th birthday on December 10, 2016.

Works

Gordon H. Fairbanks, James W. Gair, M. W. DeSilva. Colloquial Sinhalese. Volumes 1 and 2. Ithaca, NY: South Asia Programm, Cornell University

James W. Gair. Colloquial Sinhalese Clause Structures. ISBN 90-279-0733-1

James W. Gair, W. S. Karunatillake. A New Course in Reading Pali: Entering the Word of the Buddha. South Asia Books, ISBN 8120814401

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