From 15th July 1965 to August 1968, the Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala conducted an Intensive Survey of the Malayalam dialect spoken by Ezhavas/Tiiyas throughout Kerala.
In scope and implementation, it was a huge venture in which the researchers were fully involved. Such a survey has not been attempted anywhere in India for any Indian language.
Many European languages, especially German, French, etc., had intensive surveys conducted in their countries by researchers when funds were made available. The surveys in those countries though systematic were covered by one or two researchers only. But in Kerala, this Survey involved half a dozen trained linguists and to a great extent, the Survey was detailed and thorough. In 1974, all details on the Survey were published. Soon the book was exhausted.
The Council of Direction felt as its duty to publish the valuable findings of the Survey.
The Head of the Department of Linguistics in the University of Kerala, Dr. N. Rajendran, and the Vice-Chancellor and Syndicate of the Kerala University generously permitted the publication of the book.
The University Grants Commission, New Delhi and the University of Kerala shared the expenditure for the Survey project.
T. Velavan, C.J. Roy. P. Somasekharan Nair and R.V.K. Thampuran (Research Assistants) worked in two districts each in Kerala.
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