Abstract:

The Vocabulary The components of a language are எழுத்து ‘sound / letter, சொல் ‘word’ and பொருள் ‘meaning, content’. They are components of the ordinary language and the poetic language; ‘content’ is only of the latter. The poetic language has a symbolic language (செய்யுள்) that is overlaid on the ordinary language (வழக்கு). The above three are not categories of a language, but are its components.