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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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This work on Gojri language was taken up in 1973 and the data
for this study were collected during two field trips to the
Suran Valley of Poonch District in the years 1973 and 1975 in
Jammu &. Kashmir State. This work was made possible by the
direct and indirect help of many persons.
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I am extremely thankful to Dr. D. P. Pattanayak, Director, Central
Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, for giving me the
opportunity to work on this language.
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My ,thanks are due to the following persons from the Gujjar
community in J & K who helped me during my stay in the field. in
the collection of data and by providing information about the
Gujjars: Miya Basir Ahmed, Legislator in the J & K Assembly,
Ch.,Mohmed Aslam, the then Minister of State for Animal Husbandry
in the Govt. of J & K, Sh. Mohamed Basir Kohli, She A. G. Kohli,
She Mohamed Sadiq, Sh. Faiz Mohmed (all from Lassana village in
Mendhar Tehsil), Maulvi Mohm"ed Sadiq, Maulvi Mohamed Saffi (from
the Kalai village in the Haveli Tehsil), Ch. Hassan Deen and Haq
Nawaz (from the Hari village in the Mendhar Tehsil). They made me
feel at home in their midst by their personal interest in my
comfort and work.
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I express my gratitude to the Secretary, Director and the Officials of the
Department 'of Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir.
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In the preparation of this Grammar, I particularly thank Dr. E.
Annamalai, Professor-cum-Deputy Director, CIIL. for I generously
giving his time in reading and finalizing this man-uscript.
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I am indebted to my colleagues in the Central Institute of Indian
Languages -with whom I had the opportunity to discuss the problems
of analysis. I thank Mr. H. L. N. Bharati and staff of the press
of Central Institute of Indian Languages, who took pains in seeing
the book through the press. |
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Jagdish Chander Sharma
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