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Language Variation in South Asia
Author | : William Bright |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Diglossia (Linguistics). |
ISBN | : 9780195063653 |
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South Asia presents the linguist with a bewildering variety of regional dialects, social dialects, formal and informal registers, literary standards, languages, writing systems, and language families. Written over a period of more than twenty years, these essays by a leading authority on South Asian language cover a broad range of topics in South Asian linguistics. The essays address social dialect, structural borrowing, areal linguistics, the relation between literary and colloquial standards, and the role of written language in South Asian culture from the times of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Offering a sociolinguistic approach, and encompassing both descriptive and historical studies, this collection of twelve of Bright's most important essays reflects his extensive research on the linguistics of South Asia.
Language and Society in South Asia
Author | : Michael C. Shapiro,Harold F. Schiffman |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2019-11-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110857634 |
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Variation in South Asian Languages
Author | : Pritha Chandra |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2023-09-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9789819911493 |
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The book addresses some raging questions in linguistics today: What kind of variation do typologically related languages display? Do we expect to find the same variation in genealogically unrelated languages spoken in the same area? What makes dialects different? The current book answers these questions using data from languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent—an area known for its linguistic richness and diversity. Each chapter in the book presents a wealth of data collected through extensive fieldwork or controlled experimental setups. The chapters examine macro-variation in relative clauses, word order and negation found among Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman languages. It also investigates meso-level variation among related Eastern Indo-Aryan languages and intra-language and dialectal changes. It encourages scholars to probe deep into the mechanisms that underlie the immense intra- and inter-language variation in the area. It serves as a resource book for postgraduate and research scholars of linguistic typology, theoretical syntax, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and for scholars interested in South Asian languages.
Language in South Asia
Author | : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 633 |
Release | : 2008-03-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780521781411 |
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An overview of the language in South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context, comprising authoritative contributions from international scholars within the field of language and linguistics. It is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.
The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia
Author | : Hans Henrich Hock,Elena Bashir |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 927 |
Release | : 2016-05-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110423303 |
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With nearly a quarter of the world’s population, members of at least five major language families plus several putative language isolates, South Asia is a fascinating arena for linguistic investigations, whether comparative-historical linguistics, studies of language contact and multilingualism, or general linguistic theory. This volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. Focus is both on what has been accomplished so far and on what remains unresolved or controversial and hence offers challenges for future research. In addition to covering the languages, their histories, and their genetic classification, as well as phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics, the volume provides special coverage of contact and convergence, indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions, applications of modern technology to South Asian languages, and South Asian writing systems. An appendix offers a classified listing of major sources and resources, both digital/online and printed.
Dimensions of Sociolinguistics in South Asia
Author | : Edward C. Dimock,Braj B. Kachru,Bhadriraju Krishnamurti |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : UOM:39015033147581 |
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Language in South Asia
Author | : Braj B. Kachru,Yamuna Kachru,S. N. Sridhar |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2008-03-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1139465503 |
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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 functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.
The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages
Author | : Vijay Gambhir |
Publsiher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 081223328X |
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The first book to apply the latest methodological analysis to the languages of South Asia, The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages provides a much needed examination of learners and their learning patterns, language materials and their delivery, classroom environments, and learning conditions beyond the classroom. The contributors, accredited researchers and experienced teachers, test important universal learning hypotheses on "less commonly taught languages" and find that those circumstances have significant implications for theory and practice. The book brings into focus a variety of issues related to linguistic theory, second language acquisition research, non-verbal communication, discourse appropriateness, learner variation, and strategies for developing speaking, listening, and reading skills. It is also a valuable addition to the general body of knowledge in the field of adult language acquisition. A carefully prepared index and an extensive bibliography covering both the South Asian field and general literature enhance the book's usefulness as a reference guide.