

An edition of Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia (1997)
By Roland J. L. Breton
Publish Date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Language
eng
Pages
230
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.