ISBN:
0521786533
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0521781418
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9781139133999
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9781283329521
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9780521786539
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9780521781411
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiv, 608 p)
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ill., maps
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Language in South Asia
DDC:
306.4/40954
Keywords:
Multilingualism
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Indic philology
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Language planning
;
Sociolinguistics
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South Asia Languages
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
An overview of the language of South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Note on Transcription; Introduction: languages, contexts, and constructs; Part 1 Language history, families, and typology; Part 2 Languages and their functions; Part 3 Sanskrit and traditions of language study; Part 4 Multilingualism, contact, and convergence; Part 5 Orality, literacy, and writing systems; Part 6 Language conflicts; Part 7 Language and modernization; Part 8 Language and discourse; Part 9 Language and identity; Part 10 Languages in diaspora; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Subject IndexLanguage Index; Author Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 534-587) and indexes
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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