ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
The
materials presented for the description and analysis of Purki language
were primarily collected from the speech of Mr. Abdul Hamid Tanveer B.A.,
B.Ed., Kargil during my field work in 1971, 72, and 75. The data collected
were compared and checked with the speech of Mr. Kachoo. Habibullah Khan
and Mr. Mohammed Ali Wazir B.Sc |
The
variety under analysis was treated as one of the dialects of Balti language.
This was done on the basis of the report of the Pilot Survey conducted
in Ladakh district in 1970. The phonetic reader was published under the
title of Bali language. Grierson (1971 : 42-50) identified this variety
as Purik, a name derived from its geographical regin. The decision to
label the variety under analysis as Purki language is taken because the
people insist that the variety they speak in Purki. The data utilised
for the Reader and Grammar are same. |
I,am
thankful to my information Mr. Abdul Hamid Tonveer B.A., B.Ed., Mr.Kachoo.
Habibullah khan and Mr. Mohammed Ali Wazir B.Sc., without whose co-operation
I could not have finished this work. |
I
must express my thanks to Mr. Noor Mohammed Planning Commissioner, Mr.P.A.
Sharma, Under Secretary for Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Vaishnavi, former Under
Secretary for Ladakh Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir Govt. and other State
Government officials in Ladakh district without whose co-operation the
field work, could not have been done smoothly. |
I
would like to extend my thanks to my friends Mr. Iqbal B.Sc, State Bank
of India, Kargil and Mr. Mohammed Shafi M.A. formerly Deputy Superidendent
of Police at Leh for the help they extended during my field work. |
I
must express my thanks to Dr.D.P. Pattanayak, Director, CIIL, Mysore for
the acadamic atmosphere he keeps and the encouragement he gives. |
I
am grateful to Dr. E. Annamalai, Deputy Director, CIIL.' Mysore for the
guidance and supervision of this work and to Dr. H.S. Biligiri, former
Deputy Director, CIIL, Mysore who supervised my work in its early stage. |
My
thanks should go to my friends Mr. N. Ramaswamy, Dr.M.S.Thirumalai, Deputy
Director, Dr.B.B.Rajapurohit and Mr. S. Arokianathan who spared their
time to discuss some of the problems which I encountered during the writing
of this Grammar. I am thankful to Mr. Ananda Raj, CIIL, Mysore for helping
me when I prepared the manuscript for the press. |
My
thanks go to Miss. N.K. Rukmini and Mr. Gopal for the neat typing. |
Finally
I would like to express my thanks to Mr. H.L.N. Bharati, CIIL, Mysore
who saw this Grammar through the press and M/s. Sri Raghavendra Printers,
Mysore, for their sincere efforts for a neat and quick printing of this
Grammar. |
MYSORE
4-7-'79 |
K.RANGAN |
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