Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia
By: Roland J.L. Breton.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics -- South Asia -- Atlases.; Ethnology -- South Asia -- Atlases.; Sociolinguistics -- South Asia -- Atlases.; South Asia -- Languages -- Atlases.
Description: This geographical atlas constitutes the first systematic presentation of the spatial and quantitative characteristics of the distribution of languages in the seven countries of South Asia. Utilizing a semiographic analysis and combining and comparing language data from various national censuses covering a forty year period, this atlas enables readers to actually see the geographical location, extension and linguistic affinities of any of the numerous languages spoken in South Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-208) and indexes.