James Gair

James Gair

James W. Gair is a linguist in South Asian linguistics. He is a specialist in Sinhala, as well as in Pali, Tamil and Dhivehi. He teaches in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics of Cornell University (Ithaca, New York).

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 9027907331
*James W. Gair, W. S. Karunatillake. "A New Course in Reading Pali: Entering the Word of the Buddha". South Asia Books, ISBN 8120814401

Links

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/data/indiv/area/idsas/GAIR,James.htm Personal profile]


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