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Toward Proto-Elamo-Dravidian

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McAlpin, David W. – Language, 1974

Descriptors: Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Dravidian Languages, Phonology

Language and Society in South Asia. Final Report.

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Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. – 1975

This work attempts to provide an overview of linguistic diversity in South Asia and to place this diversity in a cultural context. The work tries to describe the current state of knowledge concerning socially conditioned language variation in the subcontinent. Each of five major language families contains numerous mutually intelligible and…

Descriptors: Asian Studies, Bilingualism, Burmese, Code Switching (Language)

The Development of Singaporean Literature In English.

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Talib, Ismail S. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994

Increased use of English in Singapore, a multiracial, multilingual country, especially its use for cultural purposes, has met with some controversy. This article traces the historical development of Singaporean literature in English and the sociocultural and political problems such literature faces in a country where the official languages and…

Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism

RESOURCES FOR SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES, REPORT OF A CONFERENCE CONVENED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION (JANUARY 15-16, 1960).

BROWN, W. NORMAN – 1960

IN 1960 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA A CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED TO SURVEY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OF SOUTH ASIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT. THE 23 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED PROMINENT AMERICAN SCHOLARS FROM UNIVERSITIES WHERE SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES…

Descriptors: Area Studies, Conference Reports, Dravidian Languages, Educational Needs