Aligarh: Prof MJ Warsi, Chairman, Department of Linguistics at Aligarh Muslim University has been honoured with the prestigious 'Collin P Massica Award-2024' during the 51st All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists held at the Tamil University of Thanjavur, during June 27-29.
The conference was jointly organized by the Dravidian Linguistics Association of India, the International School of Dravidian Linguistics of Thiruvananthapuram, the Central Institute of Indian Languages at Mysuru, and the Tamil University of Thanjavur.
The award has been instituted in the name of the great American linguist, Prof Collin P Massica, who is known for his seminal work, “Defining a Linguistic Area: South Asia and The Indo-Aryan Languages”.
Prof Warsi has published several books, including “Maithili Urdu: Language and Delivery”, “Linguistics Dynamism in South Asia” and “Evaluation of Media Reach and Effectiveness”.
He was recently elected as the President of the Linguistic Society of India.
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