Languages of South Asia - A Guide

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).

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: G. A. Zograph
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032426655
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242665-5
• No. of pages: 237
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Speech & Pronunciation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, Indo-Iranian Languages, Dravidian languages