சங்க இலக்கியங்களில் சொற்பொருள் மாற்றம்

Sanga Ilakkiyangalil Sorporul Maatram

Abstract

We can know that our Tamil language is the oldest language in the world from the lines of the extrinsic Venpamalai, “The elder who appeared with the sword before the time when stone appeared and soil appeared”. The best literature of such a Tamil language is the Sangam literature of eights and tens. 2381 songs are found in Sangam literature. An examination of every word that appears in such songs reveals that the meaning of the words has changed in each period, according to place, culture and people. There are millions of words in Tamil. We cannot say that words are all used in the same sense in every period. It is natural to adapt to developing civilizations and to adapt to time and environment. Scholar R.Srinivasan notes that words have different meanings in terms of place and time. As such it is natural for the meanings of each word to change meaning according to the respective period. This article is intended to explore this.Tamil Language