Makkal Nokkil Inthiya Mozikal Alavayvu: Tamiz Nattu Mozikal (People's Linguistic Survey of India)

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Ganesh Devy

V. Gnanasundaram

K. Rangan

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Publisher	Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd
ISBN-13	9789354423932
ISBN-10	9354423930
Binding	Hardcover
Number of Pages	736 Pages
Language	(Tamil)
Dimensions (Cms)	25 X 20 X 0.3
Weight (grms)	788
Subject	Rhetoric & Speech

The People's Linguistics Survey of India provides an overview of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the culmination of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities. Volume 27, Part 3 (Tamil) documents the languages prevalent in the state of Tamil Nadu in Tamil. Critically, the book encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the discussed languages. Makkal Nokkil Inthiya Mozikal Alavayvu: Tamiz Nattu Mozikal (The Languages of Tamil Nadu) brings to the readers a wealth of information on Tamil, as also the languages spoken by other speech communities like Saurashtri and Thanjavur Marathi. It also provides a detailed study of the scheduled languages such as Telugu and Malayalam that involves the discussion on various linguistics features as well as literature

Ganesh Devy

Ganesh Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Academy at Tejgadh, where he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shree, he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.

V. Gnanasundaram

V. Gnanasundaram is former Professor cum Deputy Director of CIIL, Mysore. He has had a long and successful career in the field of linguistics and has worked primarily on endangered tribal languages. He has conducted a survey of indigenous mother tongues spoken in the tribal communities of Tamil Nadu. He has several publications to his credit.

K. Rangan

K. Rangan is former Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics, Tamil University, Thanjavur. His research interests include phonology and sociolinguistics. He has been a visiting scientist at the Department of Linguistics, MIT. He has publications in both English and Tamil.