The
Central Institute of Indian Languages was set up on the 17th July, 1969
with a view to assisting and co-ordinating the development of Indian languages.
The Institute was charged with the responsibility of serving as a nucleus
to bring together all the research and literary output from the various
linguistic streams to a common head and narrowing the gap between basic
research and devolpment research in the fields of languages and linguistic
in India.
The Institute and its four Regional Language Centres are thus engaged
in research and teaching which lead to the publication of a wide-ranging
variety of materials. Prepartatio0n of material designed for teaching
/ learning at different levels and suited to specific needs is one of
the major areas of interest of the Institute. Basic research relating
to the acquisition of language and study of language in its mainfold psyco-social
relations constitute another board range of its interest. The publication
will include materials produced by the members of the staff of the Central
Institute of Indian Languages and its Regional Language Centres and associated
scholars from universities and institutions, both Indian and foreign.
The Central Institute of Indian Languages has initiated the Grammar series
in non-literate languages in general and tribal languages in particular
presenting a description of every such language in the sub-continent.
This is undertaken with a view to producing instructional materials necessary
for learning and teaching the language concerned. It is also expected
to be of interest t research workers and scholars engaged in the field
of synchronic and diachronoic study of languages.
If these materials help solving problems, both individual and corporate,
and help in understanding the people speaking the language, then our efforts
will be deemed to have been amply rewarded. |
