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DESCRIPTORS Economic Development; Foreign Countries; Hindi; Indigenous Populations; *Language Planning; *Language Standardization; Literacy; Literacy Education: Minority Groups; *Official Languages; Public Policy; Research Methodology; Second Language Instruction; Uncommonly Taught Languages; *Written Language IDENTIFIERS Canada; *India ABSTRACT Papers from the conference include the following: opening remarks (Lorne Laforge and William F. Mackey); a position paper on the written language of the world (Grant D. McConnell); "An Overview of the Practical and Theoretical Implications of the 'Written Languages of India' Survey Regarding Language and National Development Strategies" (Grant D. McConnell); "Parameters of Language Inequality" (B. P. Mahapatra); "Standardization of Languages--The Case of India" (S. S. Bhattacharya); "Official and Minority Languages in Canada and India: Their Status, Functions and Prestige" (William F. Mackey); "The Concept of Working Langnage" (lean -Denis Gendron); "Language Teaching and Language Planning" (Lorne Laforge); "Remarks on Survey Goals and Data Authenticity Validity" 'R. C. Nigam); "The Hindi Language in uindi and Non-Hindi Regions of India" (S. P. Srivastava); " Literacy Trend vs. Literary Develcpment Among Some Scheduled Tribes" (T. P. Mukherjee); and "Selected Tribes and Their Mother Tongues" (0. P. Sharma). (MSE) *********************************************************:************* * Reprcductiorz supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *******p********************ft***************x************************** centre international derecherche sur le 4:?Ilinguisme publication C2 B-174 GeZ REPRODUCE THIS "PERMISSION TO BY MATERIAL HASBEEN GRANTED .1 a YI RESOURCES TO THEEDUCATIONAL CENTER (ERIC1" INFORMATION U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office d ECucabonal Research ary2 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) cSoCuent has been regracivced as ece,ved from the person or orgaruzahch gnsmahho .t MoOr changes have been race to h.Ooe 'egroduCtOh 0.3.0 Points of vIer Or crun.o.ss4'e0.h ,^eht noteceSSh:y represent Oh c,a OE °I 005,1,0 cy THE WRITTEN LANGUAGES OF INDIA PROCEEDINGS OF THE iNDO-CANADIAN ROUND TABLE MARCH 7-8TH, NEW DELHI, 1988 IN MEMORY OF HEINZ FLOSS (1904-1987) PRESENTATION: Grant D. McConnell B.P. Mahapatra 1990 CIRB ICRB 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE The International Center for Research on Bilingualism / Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme & The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India present / presentent The Written Languages of India Proceedings of the Indo-Canadian Round Table March 7-8th, New Delhi, 1988 Actes de la Table Ronde Indo-Canadienne 7-8 mars, New Delhi, 1988 sponsored by / sous les auspices du The International Development Research center, Ottawa / Centre de recherche en deveioppement international, Ottawa presentation GRANT D. McCONNELL B.P. MANAPATRA Puulication B-174 1990 Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme International Center for Research on Bilingualism Quebec 2 Le Centre international de recherche sur le bilin- guisme est un organisme de recherche universitaire qui recoit une contribution du Secretariatd'Etat du Canada pour son programme de publication. The International Center for Research on Bilin- gualism is a university research institution which receives a supporting grant from the Secretary of State of Canada for its publication programme. Cette table ronde et le projet qui a servi de theme a nos discussions ont ete realises grace a une aide genereuse du Centre de recherche en developpement international, Ottawa. This Round Table and the project whose theme was the centerpiece of our discussions was made possible by the generous assistance of the International Deve- lopment Research Center, Ottawa 0 1990 CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE BILINGUISME Tous droits reserves. Imprirne au Canada Deb Ot legal (Quebec)ler trimestre 1990 ISBN 2-89219-209-9 4 A la memoire du Professeur Heinz Kloss (1904-1987),fondateur du projet sur les Longuesecritesdu mondeet membre emerite du Centre international de recher- che sur le bilinguisme, University Laval, Quebec, Canada. In fond memory of Dr. HEINZ KLOSS (1904-1987),the founder of the project on theWrittenLanguagesoftheWorld and life member of the International Cen- ter for Research on Bilingualism, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. S.S. BHATTACHARYA G.D. MCCONNELL Office of the Registrar General International Center Language Division for Research on Bilingualism 234/4 Acharya Jr. Bose Road Laval University Nizam Palace, 17th Floor Quebec (Quebec) G1K 7P4 Calcutta 700 020 CANADA J.D. GENDRON International Center T.P. MUKERJEE for Research on Bilingualism Office of the Registrar General Laval University Language Division Quebec (Quebec) G1K 7P4 2234/4 Acharya J.C. Bose Road CANADA Nizam Palace, 17th Floor Calcutta 700 020 L. LAFORGE Director International Center R.C. NIGAM for Research on Bilingualism Flat 4RB Type 1/3 Laval University Purbachal Homing Estate Quebec (Quebec) G1K 7Pi! Secto, III, Phase II CANADA Block GA, Salt Lake Calcutta 700 091 W.F. MACKEY International Center O.P. SHARMA for Research on Bilingualism Deputy Director Laval University Office of the Registrar General of India Quebec (Quebec) G1K 7P4 2A Mansingh Road CANADA New Delhi 110 011 B.P. MAHAPATRA Deputy Registrar General (Languages) S.P. SRIVASTAVA Language Division Office of the Registrar General Office of the Registrar General of India Language Division 234/4 Acharya J.C. Bose Road 234/4 Acharya J.C. Bose Road Nizam Palace. 17th Floor Nizam Palace, 17th Floor Calcutta 700 020 Calcutta 700 020 6 Table of Contents FOREWORD iii AGENDA v LIST OF PARTICIPANTS vii I OPENING REMARKS Lorne Lajorge i William F. Mackey 5 IIPOSITION PAPER 7 III An Overview of the Practical and Theoretical Implications of the "Written Languages of India" Survey Regarding Language and National Development Strategies Grant D. McConnell 13 Pazameters of Language Inequality B.P. Mahapatra 39 StandardiziAion of Languages - the Case of India S.S. Bhattacharya 51 Officialana Minority Languagesin Canada and India: their Status, Functions and Prestige William F. Mackey 57 The Concept of Working Laaguage Jea,2-Denis Gendron 63 Language Teaching and Language Planning Lorn" La!orge 73 Remarks on Survey Goals and Data Authenticity Validity R.C. Nigan2 83 The Hindi Language in Hindi and Non-Hindi Regions of India S.P. Srivastava 87 Litetacy Trend vs Literary Development Among Some Schee heed Tribes T.P. Mukherfee 95 Selected Tribes and Their Mother Tongues O.P. Sharma 105 Foreword Itiswith great pleasurethatIpresentto our future readers my comments on the sum and substance of the papers presented at the March 1988 Delhi Round Tableon the Written Languages of India. This was basically an la-house Round Table meeting consistingof the two teams of reseachers - Ir, Tian and Canadian - wv) worked on the project, includinga number of special guests from other disciplines and institutions in India. Ina sense, this is the final gesture in an international cooperative project long in the making, but replete with challenges, new discs reries and not a little adverture. It is also Atting that this volume be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Heinz Kloss, vith whom I was associated on a number of projects over the past 20years and who, through his particular interest for India and her multi-language setting, was instrumental in providingthat first initiative and thrust, that got us going on this momentous undertaking. The papers in this collection are less the result of a central theme (as is usually the case) and much more the result of a central project and survey, namely, the Written Languages of Inlia. It was rather the latter that has been the focus of our attention, and the number andtypes of papers presented here are as multifaceted as the project itself. It should hardly be surprising then that the project encompass such varied topics as:1) language teaching (Laforge), 2) language functions and language usage (Mackey, Gendron), 3) a theoretical model of language development (McConnell), 4) literacy (Mukerjee, Sharma), 5) standardization (Bhattacharya), 6) languageusage and spread (Srivastava), 71 a typology of the dimensions of spread (Mahapatra) and 8) problems of data validity and project goals (Nigam). The above topics are all present and in allcases find a reference point in the project, that each author - according to inclination and experience- has wished to elaborate either in the form of analysis and comments and/or in anticipation of follow up projects. Such a spin-off effect was foreseen by Dr. KlossinhisIntroductionto the volume on the Americas (Kloss-M Connell, 1978) and underlines the basic usefulness of such fruitful research on both
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