James W. Gair Explained
James Wells Gair (December 27, 1927 – December 10, 2016) was an American linguist who specialized in the languages of South Asia. He is best known for his work on Sinhala, much of which was done in collaboration with W. S. Karunatillake. Other languages on which he worked include Pali, Tamil, and Dhivehi.
Works
On Sinhala
- James W.. Gair. 1968. Sinhalese Diglossia. Anthropological Linguistics. 10. 8. 1–15. 30029181.
- Book: Gair, James W.. 1970. Colloquial Sinhalese Clause Structures. The Hague. Mouton.
- Book: Gordon H.. Fairbanks. James W.. Gair. M. W. S.. De Silva. 1968. Colloquial Sinhalese. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University.
- Book: James W.. Gair. W. S.. Karunatillake. 1974. Literary Sinhala. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University.
- Book: James W.. Gair. W. S.. Karunatillake. 1976. Literary Sinhala Inflected Forms: A Synopsis with a Transliteration Guide to Sinhala Script. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University.
- Book: James W.. Gair. W. S.. Karunatillake. 1976. Samples of Contemporary Sinhala Prose with Glossary and Brief Grammatical Notes. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University.
- Book: Gair, James W.. 1985. How Dravidianized Was Sinhala Phonology?: Some Conclusions and Cautions. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication No. 20: For Gordon H. Fairbanks. Veneeta Z.. Acson. Richard L.. Leed. Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 37–55. 20006708.
- Book: James W.. Gair. John C.. Paolillo. 1997. Sinhala. Munich. Lincom Europa.
On Pali
