The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia

This volume is a state-of-the-art survey of research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. It covers the languages, their histories and classification; contact and convergence; phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax; sociolinguistics; indigenous grammatical traditions; applications of modern technology to South Asian languages; and South Asian writing systems. An appendix lists major sources and resources.



H.H. Hock, Urbana-Champaign, IL; E. Bashir, Chicago, IL.