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The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is a comprehensive survey of the languages of British India, describing 364 languages and dialects. [1] The Survey was first proposed by George Abraham Grierson , a member of the Indian Civil Service and a linguist who attended the Seventh International Oriental Congress held at Vienna in September 1886.
The People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) is a linguistic survey launched in 2010 in order to update existing knowledge about the languages spoken in the modern republic of India. The survey was organized by the NGO Bhasha Research and Publication Centre , Baroda, founded by G. N. Devy , a social activist, and was conducted by 3500 ...
A Database of G.A. Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India (1904–1928, Calcutta). Grierson, Sir George Abraham (1906). The Pisaca languages of north-western India. The Royal asiatic Society, London. Gramophone recordings from the Linguistic Survey of India (1913–1929), Digital South Asia Library
A resolution was passed urging the Government to undertake a 'deliberate systematic survey of the languages of India.' The signatories included Karl Bühler, Max Müller, Monier Williams and Grierson. The recommendation was made to the British Government and in 1898 he was appointed Superintendent of the newly formed Linguistic Survey of India.
The first official survey of language diversity in the Indian subcontinent was carried out by Sir George Abraham Grierson from 1898 to 1928. Titled the Linguistic Survey of India, it reported a total of 179 languages and 544 dialects. [42]
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Methods used in language surveys depend on the questions that the survey is trying to answer. Methods used include collecting word lists, [7] playing recorded texts to assess comprehension, [8] [9] sentence repetition tests, [10] questionnaires, [11] group and individual interviews, retelling of stories, [12] direct observation, [13] pointing to pictures after listening to instructions, [14 ...