<div dir="ltr"><span style class=""><h1>Association to conduct a global survey of Konkani</h1></span><span style="float:left" name="advenueINTEXT" id="advenueINTEXT"><div class="" id="storydiv"><div id="relartstory" class=""><div style="padding-bottom:10px" id="tab-container"><div id="recommlayer" class="" style="float:left"><div class=""><div style="display:inline-block" id="recommendedid"><ul class="" id="marketnews"><li><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Mangalore-University-to-honour-best-teachers-with-cash-awards-citation-tomorrow/articleshow/41692455.cms">Mangalore University to honour best teachers with cash awards, citati...</a></li><li><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/World-Konkani-Centre-moves-to-digitize-Konkani-Literature/articleshow/39153082.cms">World Konkani Centre moves to digitize Konkani Literature</a></li><li><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-lads-part-of-Konkani-app-project/articleshow/41611967.cms">Goan lads part of Konkani app project</a></li><li style="border-bottom:0px none"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Mandd-Sobhann-announces-sixth-global-Konkani-music-awards/articleshow/42092470.cms">Mandd Sobhann announces sixth global Konkani music awards</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom:1px solid black;padding-bottom:5px" class="" id="inc_dec"><div id="artext1" class=""><div class="">PANAJI<strong>: </strong>Jagotic
Konknni Songhotton will conduct a global survey of Konkani in order to
gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the language that is spoken along
the Konkan belt, secretary general, Eric Ozario said at a press
conference.<br> <br> The survey 'Hanv Konkani' will be conducted among
Konkani speakers across the world, irrespective of dialect, religion and
script and will be utilized to chalk out the roadmap for Konkani's
future, Ozario said.<br> <br> The data that the survey collates will be
analyzed by the statistical department at Mangalore University and a
Konkani Language Plan will be drafted for implementation based on the
analyzed data, the pressnote stated. A Konkani Language Policy will also
be prepared which will then be submitted to the respective state
governments for implementation.<br> <br> The first-of-its-kind survey
will go on till the end of January and by August, Jagotick Konknni
Songhotton hopes to be ready with its Konkani Language Plan, Ozario
said.<br> <br> All Konkanis above the age of 15 can participate in the
survey. Ozario reassured people that the concept of the survey was to
unite and preserve Konkani and not to divide people according to scripts
or dialects.<br> <br> "This survey is not to divide, it is going to
unite the Konkani people. That's our purpose," Ozario said. "We respect
all scripts and without this approach no unity in Konkani can come
about."<br> <br> Besides the survey being in English, the survey will
also be administered in five other scripts in regions ranging right from
Bombay in north Maharasthtra to Kerala, president of the association,
Tomazinho Cardozo added.<br> <br> For suitable statistical analysis, the
survey would need to get at least 5,000 responses, Ozario said while
also emphasizing that the survey sample size has to be spread out across
states, regions and scripts and must not be skewed towards just one
specific community or dialect.<br> <br> "It is vital for every person
who calls himself or herself Konkani to take the survey, so that it is
easier for us to know how we can preserve Konkani and make it thrive,"
Cardozo said.<br> <br> The survey 'Hanv Konkani' will be conducted among
Konkani speakers across the world, irrespective of dialect, religion
and script and will be utilized to chalk out the roadmap for Konkani's
future, association secretary general Eric Ozario said. </div></div><span id="storyendpath"></span><div style="margin:10px 0px"> </div><p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0px;padding:0px">.</p></div></div></span><br clear="all"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Association-to-conduct-a-global-survey-of-Konkani/articleshow/45008377.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Association-to-conduct-a-global-survey-of-Konkani/articleshow/45008377.cms</a><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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