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The People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) is a linguistic survey launched in 2010 in order to update existing knowledge about the languages spoken in India. Conducted by 3500 volunteers, including 2000 language experts, social historians and the staff of the NGO Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Baroda, the survey has identified 780 languages in India. The 35,000 page survey is being published in 50 volumes.The first six volumes were released at the BhashaVasudha Global Languages Conference in Vadodara on January 7, 2012.〔Lalmalsawma, David, ‘India speaks 780 languages, 220 lost in last 50 years’, ''Reuters.com'', September 7, 2013, Accessed on January 5, 2015. http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2013/09/07/india-speaks-780-languages-220-lost-in-last-50-years-survey/〕 The survey was completed in December 2012 and several of its volumes are being published by the publishing house Orient Blackswan. ==Survey format== The publications of the survey include the following information: * Name of the language. * Brief history. * Geographical region where the language is spoken. * Short bibliography. * Sample oral songs with translation. * Sample oral stories with translation. * Colour terms. * Relational terms. * Terms for time and space. For scheduled languages, the survey also provides a broad cultural overview of each language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「People's Linguistic Survey of India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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