Linguistic survey of India.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Calcutta : Office of the Supt. of Govt. Print., India, 1903-1922.
- Note
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"Except in a few trifling instances, each dialect and sub-dialect is represented by a version of the parable of the prodigal son, printed in the vernacular character when such exists, and also in the roman character ... Other specimens of the more important dialects are also given. These are mainly pieces of folklore recorded in the actual words of the persons who narrated them"--Note inserted in vol. V, pt. 1.
"An introductory sketch, a bibliography, and a brief account of the grammar is provided for each language", also, "a comparative list of words, grammatical forms, and test-phrases."
Vol. 1 "will contain a summary and review of the whole work."
- Physical Description
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12 p. :
maps (part folded) ;
36 cm.
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