Abstract
THIS year there have been completed two very notable works in the field of linguistic science: one is the “New English Dictionary,” finished after seventy years of labour; the other is the great “Linguistic Survey of India,” of which the last volume to be published is now before us. No scholar can work at any problem connected with the history of English without constant appeal to the Dictionary, and no scholar can work at any problem connected with the languages of India without constant appeal to the Survey. Indeed, we can scarcely recall during the last fifteen years an article or book on the history of any of these languages (and shortly it will be seen how numerous and diverse they are) in which reference has not been made to the facts set forth in the Survey, often for the first time.
Linguistic Survey of India.
By Sir George Abraham Grierson. Vol. 1, Part 1: Introductory. Pp. xviii + 517. (Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch; London: High Commissioner for India, 1927.) 11.12 rupees; 19s.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
TURNER, R. Linguistic Survey of India . Nature 121, 783–785 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121783a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/121783a0
