India As a Linguistic Area

About this project

The aim of this project is to compare Tamil with other Indian languages and other minor Dravidian languages. Comparison of culture and literature of these languages will also be take for study.

The following are the major areas of study to be undertaken:

Core grammar of Indian languages with reference to Phonology, Morphology and Syntax
Multilingual Dictionary between Tamil and other Indian languages
Relation between Dravidian and other families of languages
Supplement to Dravidian Etymological Dictionary  (DED-R)
Comparison between Tamil and other languages with reference to culture, linguistics and literature.
Comparison between Tamil and Dravidian minor languages as well as tribal Dravidian languages.

Project Advisory Committee

Prof. K.P. Aravanan
P. Aruli
Prof. B.Ramakrishna Reddy
Prof. C. Shunmugom
Prof. P.S. Subrahmanyam

Coordinator

B.D. Jayaram

Resource Persons

Prof. B. Ramakrishna Reddy
Prof. P.S. Subrahmanyam