Languages of South Asia

<p>First published in 1982, <i>Languages of South Asia </i>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.</p> <p><em>Preface Introduction</em> <b>1. </b>The Indo-Aryan Languages: History and Classification <b>2. </b>The North Indian Languages: The Central Group – Hindi <b>3. </b>The North Indian Languages: The North-Western Group <b>4. </b>The North Indian Languages: The Western Group <b>5. </b>The North Indian Languages: The Southern Group <b>6. </b>The North Indian Languages: The Pahari Group <b>7. </b>The North Indian Languages: The Eastern Group <b>8. </b>Sinhalese <b>9. </b>The Gipsy Language <b>10. </b>The Dardic Languages <b>11. </b>The Iranian Languages <b>12. </b>The Structural Features and the Classification of the Dravidian Languages <b>13. </b>The Southern Group <b>14. </b>The South-Western Group <b>15. </b>The South-Eastern Group <b>16. </b>The Central Group <b>17. </b>The Gondwana Group <b>18. </b>The North-Eastern Group <b>19. </b>The North-Western Group <b>20. </b>The Munda Languages <b>21. </b>The Mon-Khmer Languages <b>22. </b>The Classifications and Characteristic Structural Features of the Tibeto-Burman Languages <i>Index of Languages and Dialects Tables of Indian Alphabets Select Bibliography Maps</i></p>