Language in South Asia

Name: Language in South Asia
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ISBN: 9780521786539

ISBN-10: 0521786533

ISBN-13: 9780521786539

Edition: 2007

Authors: Braj B. Kachru, S. N. Sridhar

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South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 632
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English



Introduction: Languages, contexts and constructs




Language History, Families and Typology



Language in historical context




Typological characteristics of South Asian languages




Languages and their Functions



Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani




Persian in South Asia




Major regional languages




Minority languages and their status




Tribal languages




Sanskrit and Traditions of Language Study



Sanskrit in the South Asian sociolinguistics




Traditions of language study




Multilingualism, Contact and Convergence



Contexts of multilingualism




Language contact and convergence




Pidgins, creoles and bazaar




Orality, Literacy, and Writing Systems



Orality and literacy




Writing systems




Language, State and Education



Language politics and conflicts




Language Standardization and Modernization



Language modernization




Language and Discourse



Language in social and ethnic interaction




Language and the legal system




Language in media and advertising




Language in cinema




Language of religion




Language and Identity



Language and gender




Dalit literature, language, and identity




Language and youth culture




Languages in Diaspora



Languages in diaspora




South Asian diaspora in Europe and the US