The Being of Bhasha: A General Introduction (Volume 1, Part 2) Chief Editor: G.N. Devy The first volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India brings to the reader the journey undertaken in 2010, by a group of visionaries led by G.N. Devy to document the languages of India as they existed then. The aim of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India was to document the languages spoken in India’s remotest corners. India’s towns and cities too have found a voice in this survey. The Being of Bhasha forms the introduction to the series. 2014 978-81-250-5488-7 152 pp ` 790 Rights: World 978-81-250-5775-8 (E-ISBN) The Languages of Jammu & Kashmir (Volume 12, Part 2) Volume Editor: Omkar N. Koul The twelfth volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India documents the languages of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The book is divided into three parts—the first part covers the scheduled languages, Dogri and Kashmiri; the second part, the non-scheduled and minor languages; and the third part is devoted to Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi and Urdu which have played an important role in the state and also influenced local languages. Though Urdu is the official state language, of late there has been a shift in the linguistic profile in Jammu & Kashmir as there have been some linguistic movements towards inclusion of local languages in various domains. In the discussions about the languages, there is information about their contemporary status, their historical evolution and structural aspects. The linguistic map included in the volume also gives an idea of areas where the main languages are spoken. It is hoped that this volume will not only engage the reader, but will also stand as testimony to people’s perception of their languages. 2014 978-81-250-5516-7 440 pp ` 1,500 Rights: World ntine frm frnt fa PLSI he P t r a provides an overvie of the etant and dying Volume languages of India, as perceived y their Another sieale section of the volume is speaers It is the culmination of a nationide devoted to the variant of Malayalam, Deep 1 survey of languages, documented y linguists, Malayalam spoen in Lashadeep, hich People’ s Linguistic Survey of India riters, social activists and, most importantly, varies consideraly from that of the mainland Volume ifteen memers of different speech communities he M Sreenathan and The Languages of Kerala and Lakshadweep Joseph Koyippally or chronicles the evolution of these languages until 11, and incorporates their taught at the Maharaa Sayairao he Languages of Kerala and Lashadeep sociopolitical and cultural dimensions ite niversity, Baroda till 16, efore leaving to Critically, it encapsulates the orld vie of the set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda speaers of the languages (Volume 15, Part 2) and the Adivasi Aademi at egadh here he has since ored toards conserving and he re comprises state and national promoting the languages and culture of volumes he former document the languages indigenous and nomadic communities He has prevalent in each of the different states of India een the recipient of many aards for his he national volumes ring together the or in literature, trial craft and language languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the conservation, including the Padma Shri He is Indian Constitution and dra attention Volume Editors: M. Sreenathan and Joseph Koyipallythe Chief Editor of the PLSI series simultaneously to Indian languages in the Kerala and Lashadeep diaspora, foreign languages in India, the Indian rata is Head and Dean, Sign Language, and language census, survey Department of Linguistics, hunchathu and policy Ehuthachan Malayalam niversity He as he Languages of formerly associated ith the Central he monumental People's Linguistic Survey niversity of Kerala and Dravidian of India focuses etensively on the languages niversity and also ith the Anthropological of indigenous people, minority communities The fifteenth volume of the People’s LinguisticSurvey of India SurveyHis research eperience in of India portrays the history and the marginalised, and compels us to ring anthropological linguistics includes or on them to the centre of contemporary language the Paleolithic remnants of the Andaman and deates in a gloalised orld Nicoar Islands and among trial and caste groups in mainland India and evolution of Malayalam, the majority language a taughtof English atthe Jamia state. It also looks at Dweep his fifteenth volume of the P Millia Islamia, Ne Delhi and the niversity t r a e anaes of Hail, Saudi Araia efore oining the f eraa an asaee is an attempt to Central niversity of Kerala as Associate contetualise Kerala's language ealth in its Professor in Comparative Literature He also Malayalam, spoken in Lakshadweep, which variestranslates fromconsiderably Malayalam into English from the variety spoken on social ecology he volume deals ith Malayalam, its history and evolution as a speech community and provides a description of its linguistic features and shos its current aa is an artist, riter status as a maority language of the state he the mainland. The volume also looks at the tribaland educationistlanguages ho has contriuted to a spoken in the state and tries to volume loos into the trial languages, reneed understanding of crosscultural ecause in Kerala, as in other parts of the themes in artistic pedagogy, in Indian and country, the language rights of minorities are international contets He has received ignored, often y treating them as dialects of several aards for his ors, including the the statedominant language he or tries to Padma Bhushan in 1 ISBN 978 81 250 527 0 adopt a people’s perspective towards its description. right this y adopting a people's perspective in this matter and ithout any scholarly ief itr: N Devy preudice, treating them as separate languages er imae: Speaing ree’ y ulammohammed Sheih (rm Kaavad: Home) Digital collage, itrs: M Sreenathan and Joseph Koyippally 2015 978-81-250-5627-0 er esin: Baaraan Ilal 360 pp Sreenathan and Koyippally (eds): e anaes f eraa an asaee ` 1,375 ntine n a fa Rights: World 978-81-250-5999-8 (E-ISBN) ELL 2015_23112015.indb 1 23/11/2015 12:50:38 ii The Languages of Meghalaya (Volume 19, Part 2) Volume Editor: Esther Syiem The nineteenth volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India documents the languages of the state of Meghalaya, beginning at the grassroots and involving speakers from all walks of life, so as to bring to readers the linguistic and cultural heritage of the state. Apart from the dominant languages spoken in the state—Khasi, Pnar and Garo, the varieties of these languages too are described in great detail. Care has been taken to record the voices of the informants in the true nature of the survey, so that the volume is not a mere cataloguing of languages, but mirrors the spirit and world view of the speakers. In the discussions about the languages, there is information about their contemporary status, while the sections on the main languages also contain information about their historical evolution and structural aspects. The linguistic maps included in the volume also give a general idea of areas where the main languages are spoken. 2014 978-81-250-5517-4 456 pp ` 1,575 Rights: World 978-81-250-5905-9 (E-ISBN) The Languages of Tamil Nadu (Volume 27, Part 2) Volume Editors: V. Gnanasundaram and K. Rangan The nineteenth volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India documents the languages prevalent in the state of Tamil Nadu. Critically, the book encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the discussed languages. Apart from a detailed study of scheduled languages such as Telugu and Malayalam, that involves the discussion on various linguistics features as well as the literature, 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 Tanjavur Marathi. It also documents the languages of tribal communities like the Irula and Toda and nomadic communities such as Narikkuravar, most of which are on the verge of extinction. 2015 978-81-250-5537-2 528 pp ` 1,920 Rights: World Indian Sign Language(s) (Volume 38, Part 2) Volume Editors: Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Nisha Grover & Surinder P. K. Randhawa This thirty-eighth volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India is devoted to the Indian Sign Language (ISL), the language of the Deaf in India. The articles in the volume are divided into four parts. The first discusses both its formal linguistic and ‘orthographic’ features; the second presents the sociolinguistic themes of the ISL such as bilingualism and language variety as well as language planning and policy issues. Part Three presents various synchronic aspects of the ISL. The final part comprises articles on themes interfacing Sign Languages and other knowledge systems. This very first collection of articles on the ISL is a critically important contribution to the discipline. 2014 978-81-250-5489-4 240 pp ` 1,015 Rights: World 978-81-250-5520-4 (E-ISBN) ELL 2015_23112015.indb 2 23/11/2015 12:51:21 iii BHARATIYA BHASHA LOK SARVEKSHAN PLSI PLSI in~eJh x.ks'k ,u- nsoh (tUe 1950)] us fofyaxMu dkWyst] Hkkjrh; Hkk"kk yksd losZ{k.k lkaxyh] f'kokth ;wfuoflZVh] dksYgkiqj ,oa yhM~l ;wfuoflZVh] People's Linguistic Survey of India baXySaM ls f'k{kk izkIr dhA mUgksaus o"kZ 1980 ls 1996 rd PLSI Volume Part 1 egkjktk l;kth jko ;wfuoflZVh] cM+kSnk esa vè;kiu dk;Z fd;kA Hkkjrh; Hkk"kk yksd losZ{k.k After Amnesia mudh iqLrd vkÝVj ,Euhf”k;k ( (vksfj;aV Part 1 Part 1 khlx dh Hkk"kk,¡ yk¡xeSu] 1992) dks 1993 dk lkfgR; vdkneh