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Kannada (Descriptive Grammar) London: Routledge, 1990, Pp. 350

Cognition in Sentence Production: A Cross-Linguistic Study. New York, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1988, Pp. x + 118

(to be published in 2002).

Ananya: A Portrait of India (ed. with Nirmal K. Mattoo). (A volume of 40 chapters on Indian civilization). New York: Association of Indians in America , 1997. Pp. 940.

The Extended Family: English in Global Bilingualism (ed. with Larry Smith) Special Issue, Volume 11, Numbers 2-3 of World Englishes: Journal of English as an International and Intranational Language. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1992, Pp. 255

Vaividhya (ed. with Prabha Surya), Commemorative volume on the occasion of the Ninth Northeast America Kannada Convention, New York: Kannada Koota, Inc., 1989, Pp. 144.

Aspects of Sociolinguistics in South Asia (ed. with Braj Kachru), Special Issue, Volume 16, of International Journal of the Sociology of Language, The Hague: Mouton, 1978, Pp. 128

Bhasha Mishrana (“Code Mixing”). In Indina Kannada: Racane mattu Balake [Contemporary Kannada: Structure and Functions]. Hampi, India: Kannada University, 1995, Pp. 1-16.

The empire speaks back: English as a non-native language. In It's easy to mingle when you're bilingual: Bilingualism and Contact Linguistics, Peter H. Nelde, ed. Bonn: Dummler, 1992, Pp. 187-198

The ecology of bilingual competence: an Indian's English. In The Extended Family: English in Global Bilingualism, L. Smith and S.N. Sridhar, eds. Special Issue of World Englishes, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1992, Pp. 141-150

Toward a Syntax of South Asian English: defining the lectal range. In English in South Asia: Structure, Users and Use (Selected Papers from the International Conference on English in South Asia, Islamabad, 1989), Robert Baumgardner, ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1995, Pp. 55-69.

Language modernization in Kannada. In Dimensions of South Asia as a Sociolinguistic Area, E. Dimmock, Jr., et al. eds. Delhi: Oxford and IBH, 1992, Pp. 223-236

Language modernization: structural and sociolinguistic aspects. In Congresso de la Lengua Vasca (Proceedings of the Second World Basque Congress), Area II: Descripcion de la lengua, Tomo I. Victoria Gasteiz: Servicio Centrale de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco, 1988, Pp. 351-362.

*Also in South Asian Language Review Volume 2, Number 1, 1992, pp. 84-101

*Kannada translation in Samshodhana (Festschrift for Dr. M. Chidanandamurthy), Lakshmana Telagavi, ed. Bangalore, Pp. 9-24

Language variation, attitudes, and rivalry: the spread of Hindi in India. In Language Spread and Language Policy: Issues, Implications and Case Studies. (Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics), Peter Lowenberg, ed. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1988, Pp. 300-319

Prefixation in Kannada, (with Mark Aronoff). In Theoretical Morphology. Michael Hammond and Michael Noonan, eds. New York: Academic Press, 1988, Pp.

*Reprinted in Dravidian and General Linguistics, Lakshmi Bai and B. Ramakrishna Reddy, eds. Hyderabad: Osmania University Press, 1991, Pp.

Agglutination and composition in Kannada verbal morphology (with Mark Aronoff), In Lexical Semantics, (Papers from the Parasession on Lexical Semantics), Chicago: Chicago Linguistic Society, 1984, Pp. 3-20

The role of English in extending the stylistic repertoire of Indian languages. In Perspectives on Teaching English, J. M. Ure and S. Velayudhan, eds. New Delhi: Macmillan, 1984, Pp. 283-296

Morphological levels in English and Kannada: or Atarizing Reagan, (with Mark Aronoff), Interaction of Levels (Papers from the Parasession on Interaction of Levels), Chicago: Chicago Linguistic Society, 1983, Pp. 3-16

*Reprinted in Rules and the Lexicon, E. Gussman, ed. Lublin: Catholic University of Lublin, 1987, Pp. 9-22

Non-Native English literatures: context and relevance. In The Other Tongue, Braj Kachru, ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1982, Pp. 291-306 (Paperback edition, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1984)

On the notion of subject in Kannada. In The Notion of Subject in South Asian Languages, M.K. Verma, ed., Madison, WI: Department of South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, 1976, Pp. 99-108

The Aryanization of the Kannada lexicon. In Lexical Borrowing, H. Van Olphen, ed. Austin, TX: Department of Oriental and African Languages and Literatures, University of Texas, 1975, Pp. 99-108

Newbury House, 1982, Pp. 219-238

Linguistic convergence: Indo-Aryanization of Dravidian Languages, Lingua, Volume 53, 1981, Pp. 199-220

The syntax and psycholinguistics of bilingual code-mixing (with Kamal K. Sridhar), Canadian Journal of Psychology, Volume 34, number 4, 1980, Pp. 409-418

The acquisition of subjecthood (with Peter Cole, et al.), Language, Volume 56, Number 4, 1980, Pp. 99-125

Dative subjects and the notion of subject, Lingua, Volume 49, 1979, pp. 312-322

New evidence for spontaneous demotion, International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, Volume 8, Number 2, 1979, Pp. 312-322

*Reprinted in South Asian Language Analysis, Number 1, 1979, Pp. 115-124

On the functions of code-mixing in Kannada. In Aspects of Sociolinguistics in South Asia, Special Issue of International Journal of the Sociology of Language, Braj Kachru and S.N. Sridhar, eds. The Hague: Mouton, 1978, Pp. 109-117

*Reprinted in Namma Kailasam, ed. by Chi Srinivasaraju, Bangalore: Christ College, 2000. Pp. 153-200.

Noun phrase accessibility and island constraints, (with Peter Cole, Wayne Herbert, et. al.) in Syntax and Semantics, Volume 8, Grammatical Relations. Peter Cole and Jerry Sadock, eds. New York: Academic Press, 1977, Pp. 27-46

Clause union and relational grammar (with Peter Cole), Linguistic Inquiry, Volume 8, Number 4, 1977, Pp. 700-713

Dative Subjects. Papers from the Twelfth Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, 1976, Pp. 582-593

`Dravidian English' Oxford Companion to the English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992, P. 236

`Kannada' Pergamon Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, Ron Asher & Simpson, eds. Oxford: Pergamon, Pp.

Preface (with Braj Kachru) Aspects of Sociolinguistics in South Asia, Special Issue (16) of International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1978, Pp. 5-9

"Kannada and Modern Linguistics" Kannada Academy of Letters, Bangalore, December 1994

"The Acquisition of English in India" and "Multilingualism as a Literary Resource in Kipling's Kim" British Council Special Lectures, Stella Mary's College, Madras, October 1993

"Linguistic Structure and Social Meaning in Bilingual Communication" 41st Georgetown University Round Table in Languages and Linguistics, Washington, D.C., April 1992.

"Current Trends in Kannada Linguistics" Special Session of the Karnataka State Academy of Letters, Bangalore, India, May 1990.

"The Syntax of Indian English: Descriptive and Acquisitional Parameters" International Conference on English in South Asia, Islamabad, Pakistan, January 1989.

"Language Modernization" Second World Basque Congress, San Sebastian, Spain, 1987.

"Language Variation, Attitudes, Rivalry: the Spread of Hindi in India" 38th Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, D.C., March 1987.

"Modernization of Kannada," and "Code-Mixing in Kannada," S. S. Malawada Endowment Lectures, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, February 1987.

"The Meaning of Morphological Categories" (with Mark Aronoff), Parasession on Lexical Semantics, Chicago Linguistic Society, Chicago, April 1984.

Symposium on the Indian Grammatical Tradition, South Asian Languages Analysis, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1999.

Conference on "Future Linguistics in India" Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, January 1994

Symposium on Indian English, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, January 1994

Renaissance of Kannada Linguistic Studies, Symposium on Kannada Language, Kannada University, Hampi, November, 1994

"Toward a Grammar of Indian English" Conference on "The English India Needs Today" Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, September 1993

Workshop for Doctoral Research Students, Kannada University, Hampi, India, 1992

Conference on Culture and Literature, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1992

International Conference on World Englishes Today, University of Illinois, Urbana, April 1992

Symposium on Experiencer Subject in South Asian Languages, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988

Seminar on Kipling's India, Dhvanyaloka - the Literary Criterion Center for Commonwealth

Literature and the Indigenous Arts, Mysore, 1987

International English Fest, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1987

Colloquium on World Englishes: Dimensions and Implications, Pre-Session of the Georgetown University

Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics, 1986, 1989

International Seminar on Dravidian Linguistics, Trivandrum, India, 1986

Conference on Language Modernization, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1986

"An Afternoon of Dravidian Linguistics" SUNY-Stony Brook, 1983

Panel on South Asian Linguistics, Annual Meeting of Modern Language Association, New York, 1981

Tenth University of Wisconsin Conference on South Asia, Madison, Wisconsin, 1981

Seminar on the Teaching of South Asian Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1980

Second International Conference on South Asian Linguistics, Hyderabad, India, 1980

Conference on English in Non-Native Contexts, Linguistic Institute of the Linguistic Society of America, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978

First International Conference on South Asian Linguistics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978

All-India Conference on Dravidian Linguistics, Bangalore, India, 1977

Seminar on the Notion of Subject in South Asian Languages, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1975

Co-Director, Winter Institute on Kannada Linguistics, Kannada University, Hampi, Nov-Dec 1994.

Presented numerous (over 50) Outreach Programs on India Studies and Indians in the USA at school districts, museums, universities, public libraries, and Interfaith Centers in the New York Metropolitan Region, 1995-

Taught occasional courses on Kannada language, at NYU and State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1980-.

Member, National Executive Committee, Association of Indians in America, 1999-

Co-Chair, Brochure Committee, 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Association of Indians in America, 1997

Member, Scholarship Committee, Kannada Koota, 1997

Secretary, India Studies Campaign Committee, 1996-

Founder-President, India Society at SUNY - Stony Brook [faculty-staff-student association], 1989-92

Member, Executive Committee, Kannada Koota, New York, Inc. 1989-92

Chairman, Conference Committee, 9th Northeast America Kannada Convention , New York, 1989

Co-Organizer, (with Satya Vishvanath, Prabha Surya, and others), Ninth Northeast America Kannada Convention, New York: Kannada Koota, Inc., 1989.

Chief guest, Inauguration Ceremony of the magazine, Amerikannada, Tri-state Kannada Association, NJ, 1986

Invited Speaker, "India Month" American Museum of Natural History, New York, March 1990, 1994

Invited Speaker, Basava Jayanti, Basava International of New York, 1982