Language Atlas Of South Asia

Author : Roland J-L Breton
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997-10-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UCSC:32106014883372

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Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia by Roland J-L Breton Pdf

Drawing on his background in history and geography, on extensive field work, and on a knowledge of language, Breton (geography, U. of Paris) defines and situates the languages in the ethno- cultural structure of South Asia and explores the degree of correlation between language, race, social groups, and religions. He presents 60 plates with commentaries, a geolinguistic introduction, studies on ethnic subdivisions, linguistic surveys, censuses, and comparisons with other countries. First published in French in Quebec in 1976, and here translated from the second edition, which was updated by recent visits to the subcontinent. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Toshiki Osada,Masayuki Onishi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : South Asia
ISBN : 4902325543

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Language Atlas of South Asia by Toshiki Osada,Masayuki Onishi Pdf

Author : Toshiki Osada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:985091727

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Language Atlas of South Asia by Toshiki Osada Pdf

Author : Toshiki Osada,Masayuki Onishi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9350981513

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Language Atlas of South Asia by Toshiki Osada,Masayuki Onishi Pdf

The computer technology has grown rapidly and the linguistic maps were created with the help of GIS technology.

Author : Indus Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : South Asia
ISBN : 1888789093

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Language Atlas of South Asia by Indus Project Pdf

Author : G. A. Zograph
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000831658

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Languages of South Asia by G. A. Zograph Pdf

First published in 1982, Languages of South Asia covers all important languages and language groups of the so-called Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). It concentrates on the more southern languages, that is the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Munda groups; a brief survey of Tibeto-Burman languages is also included. As well as giving a description of the current status and character of each language, Dr. Zograph goes into a detailed structural analysis of its phonology, morphology and syntax. The problems of the historical background of the modern languages, and their classification, are also discussed. The book is supplemented by two language maps, tables showing the main alphabets, a bibliography of reliable works on the subject and an index of 350 language names used in the text. This book will be of interest to students of language, linguistics and South Asian studies.

Author : Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110423389

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The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia by Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir Pdf

With nearly a quarter of the world’s population, members of at least five major language families plus several putative language isolates, South Asia is a fascinating arena for linguistic investigations, whether comparative-historical linguistics, studies of language contact and multilingualism, or general linguistic theory. This volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. Focus is both on what has been accomplished so far and on what remains unresolved or controversial and hence offers challenges for future research. In addition to covering the languages, their histories, and their genetic classification, as well as phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics, the volume provides special coverage of contact and convergence, indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions, applications of modern technology to South Asian languages, and South Asian writing systems. An appendix offers a classified listing of major sources and resources, both digital/online and printed.

Author : R.E. Asher,Christopher Moseley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317851080

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Atlas of the World's Languages by R.E. Asher,Christopher Moseley Pdf

Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.

Author : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1139465503

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Language in South Asia by Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar Pdf

South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.

Author : Robert W. Bradnock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317405115

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The Routledge Atlas of South Asian Affairs by Robert W. Bradnock Pdf

South Asia has developed from a group of newly independent post-Colonial states of at most secondary importance to the wider world to its current position as a region of central strategic importance to both global economic development and world peace and stability. This Atlas highlights the global significance of South Asia in relation to economic, geopolitical and strategic interests. It provides a coherent descriptive and analytical account of the key elements of the complex societies that make up the region and its component countries. Illustrated with more than 100 original maps and offering concise entries on key issues, the book is structured thematically in these sections: Global Context Geographical Environments Historical Evolution of South Asia Key Issues in modern South Asia Economy and Security Designed for use in teaching undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars in geography, history, economics, anthropology, international relations, political science and the environment as well as regional courses on the South Asia, this book is also a comprehensive reference source for libraries and decision makers focusing on South Asia.

Author : William Bright
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1990-10-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195362497

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Language Variation in South Asia by William Bright Pdf

South Asia presents the linguist with a bewildering variety of regional dialects, social dialects, formal and informal registers, literary standards, languages, writing systems, and language families. Written over a period of more than twenty years, these essays by a leading authority on South Asian language cover a broad range of topics in South Asian linguistics. The essays address social dialect, structural borrowing, areal linguistics, the relation between literary and colloquial standards, and the role of written language in South Asian culture from the times of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Offering a sociolinguistic approach, and encompassing both descriptive and historical studies, this collection of twelve of Bright's most important essays reflects his extensive research on the linguistics of South Asia.

Author : Martin Haspelmath,Matthew S. Dryer,David Gil,Bernard Comrie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191531248

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The World Atlas of Language Structures by Martin Haspelmath,Matthew S. Dryer,David Gil,Bernard Comrie Pdf

The World Atlas of Language Structures is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description of the structural feature in question. The CD provides an interactive electronic version of the database which allows the reader to zoom in on or customize the maps, to display bibliographical sources, and to establish correlations between features. The book and the CD together provide an indispensable source of information for linguists and others seeking to understand human languages. The Atlas will be especially valuable for linguistic typologists, grammatical theorists, historical and comparative linguists, and for those studying a region such as Africa, Southeast Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe. It will also interest anthropologists and geographers. More than fifty authors from many different countries have collaborated to produce a work that sets new standards in comparative linguistics. No institution involved in language research can afford to be without it.

Author : Anju Saxena,Lars Borin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197785

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Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia by Anju Saxena,Lars Borin Pdf

The increasing globalization and centralization in the world is threatening the existence of a large number of smaller languages. In South Asia some locally dominant languages (e.g., Hindi, Urdu, Nepali) are gaining ground beside English at the expense of the lesser-known languages. Despite a long history of stable multilingualism, language death is not uncommon in the South Asian context. We do not know how the language situation in South Asia will be affected by modern information and communication technologies: Will cultural and linguistic diversity be strengthened or weakened as they become increasingly prevalent in all walks of life? This volume brings together areas of research that so far do not interact to any significant extent: traditional South Asian descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics, documentary linguistics, issues of intellectual and cultural property and fieldwork ethics, and language technology. Researchers working in the areas of documentary linguistics and language technology have become aware of each other in the last few years, and of how work in the other area could be potentially useful in furthering their own aims. Similarly, the insights of documentary linguistics are making their way into descriptive linguistics and sociolinguistics. However, the potential for synergy among these areas of research is almost limitless. This volume provides the reader, not so much with a do-it-yourself recipe for applying modern technology to the problem of language shift in South Asia today, but rather with some basic knowledge about the problems involved and some directions from which solutions could be forthcoming, a toolbox rather than a blueprint, for helping to shape the linguistic future of South Asia.

Author : Stephen A. Wurm,Peter Mühlhäusler,Darrell T. Tryon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1903 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110819724

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Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas by Stephen A. Wurm,Peter Mühlhäusler,Darrell T. Tryon Pdf

“An absolutely unique work in linguistics publishing – full of beautiful maps and authoritative accounts of well-known and little-known language encounters. Essential reading (and map-viewing) for students of language contact with a global perspective.” Prof. Dr. Martin Haspelmath, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie The two text volumes cover a large geographical area, including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, South -East Asia (Insular and Continental), Oceania, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Mongolia, Central Asia, the Caucasus Area, Siberia, Arctic Areas, Canada, Northwest Coast and Alaska, United States Area, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The Atlas is a detailed, far-reaching handbook of fundamental importance, dealing with a large number of diverse fields of knowledge, with the reported facts based on sound scholarly research and scientific findings, but presented in a form intelligible to non-specialists and educated lay persons in general.

Author : United States. Army Map Service. Library. Book and Periodical Branch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Languages, Modern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011829343

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Bibliography of Publications on the Languages of the World: South Asia and Far East. Africa by United States. Army Map Service. Library. Book and Periodical Branch Pdf