Research and Teaching Interests:
My research interests focus on the linguistics of the Dravidian languages, especially Tamil, and to a lesser extent, Kannada, and in the area of language policy. I have published in these two areas where overlapping interests in sociolinguistics (diglossia, language standardization, multilingualism) intersect with language policy and the politics of language. I am also director of the Consortium for Language Policy and Planning, and recently finished a stint as Pedagogical Materials Director of the newly constituted National South Asia Language Resource Center. Recent publications include Linguistic Culture and Language Policy (Routledge 1996) and A Reference Grammar of Spoken Tamil (Cambridge University Press, 1999).

Courses for this term and next term:
None: I won't be teaching any courses from now on.

Positions Held:

•	1966-67 Lecturer, Anthropology Department, U. of California, Davis
•	1967-73 Asst. Prof.; 1973-78 Assoc. Prof.; 1978-95 Professor, Department of Asian Languages, University of Washington
	(Adjunct Professor, Linguistics and Anthropology)
•	1982-87 Chair, Department of Asian Languages, University of Washington
•	1994-95 Director, The Language Center, University of Washington
•	1995-2000 Henry R. Luce Professor of Language Learning, Department of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania
•	1995-2000 Director, Penn Language Center, University of Pennsylvania
•	2002-2005 Director, Pedagogical Materials Project, South Asia Language Resource Center

Fellowships, Awards, Grants:

•	NDEA Title VI in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu: Universities of Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan State: 1963-65, 1968.
•	American Institute of Indian Studies: Junior Fellowship, 1965-66; Senior Fellowship 1976, Short-term Senior Fellowship, Summer, 1978.
•	American Council of Learned Societies/Social Science Research Council: Grant for Research on Language Loyalty in Sri Lanka.
•	Graduate School Research Fund, University of Washington: Spring quarter 1976. "Language Loyalty in the German-American Church."
•	Office of Education, Institute of International Studies: Contract: Reader for Advanced Spoken Tamil, 1971; Grant: Reference Grammar of Spoken Kannada, 1979.
•	National Endowment for the Humanities: Three-year Grant for English-Tamil Dictionary, 1984-88.
•	Smithsonian Institution: Grant for support of English-Tamil Dictionary in India, 1984-88.
•	Graduate School Research Fund: R.A.-ship, Autumn-winter, 1985-86.
•	Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright): Three-month award for research in Singapore and Malaysia, 1994.
•	The Henry R. Luce Foundation: Luce Professorship in Language Learning, University of Pennsylvania.
•	US Department of Education: Support for An Electronic Dictionary of the Tamil Verb.

Professional Memberships:

•	Linguistic Society of America
•	International Linguistic Association
•	Dravidian Linguistic Association
•	Linguistic Society of India
•	American Anthropological Association

Professional Offices Held:

•	Chair Language Committee, South Asia Regional Council, AAS 1974-76
•	Chair Language Committee, American Institute of Indian Studies 1978-80
•	Trustee American Institute of Indian Studies 1979-83
•	Member South Asia Council, Association for Asian Studies 1982-85
•	Vice-President International Association of Tamil Research 1987-89
•	Member Language Advisory Committee, SEASSI 1991-95
•	Chair Language (Advisory) Committee, SEASSI 1993-95

Education:

Antioch College:	German, French	B.A.	1960
Universität Freiburg:	(Freiburg/Brsg., Germany)	B.A.	1957-58
Annamalai University:	(Tamilnadu, South India)	B.A.	1965-66
University of Chicago:	Linguistics (Slavic, Dravidian)	M.A.	1966
University of Chicago:	Linguistics (Dravidian)	Ph.D.	1969

»	Books and Monographs
»	Selected Articles
»	Pedagogy and Teaching Materials
»	Forthcoming and in Preparation
»	Select Publications
»	Selected Awards

•	South Asia Studies Graduate Group
•	Linguistics Department Graduate Group
•	Graduate School of Education Graduate Group