Panjabi Phonology: A Sociolinguistic Study is based on the author’s doctoral dissertation. The book is divided into five chapters (i) Introduction and Methodology, (ii) On Understanding Language Variation and Change, (iii) The Sociolinguistics of Panjabi Phonology, and (iv) Discussion and Conclusions. These chapters are followed by Appendices and References. It is a first detailed sociolinguistic study of Panjabi phonology. The students, researchers, teachers of South Asian languages and linguistics especially of Punjabi language will find this book quite useful.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sukhvinder Singh
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh (b. 1958) has obtained M.A. in Punjabi (GNDU), M.A. in Linguistics (Punjabi University), M.Phil. in Linguistics (Osmania University), and Ph.D. in Linguistics (GNDU). He is currently working as Head, Department of Punjabi of GNDU Regional Campus, Jalandhar. His other publications include Punjabi Bhasha Da Viakaran Part I(co-author 1992), Punjabi Bhasha Vigian (1997), Sahit, Bhasha Ate Bhasha Vigian (2004) and about 30 research papers. He is currently engaged in a major research project on Punjabi in Electronic Media: A Linguistic Study.
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