Language Policy And Linguistic Minorities In India
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Language Policy And Linguistic Minorities In India
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Author : Thomas Benedikter
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2009
Language Policy And Linguistic Minorities In India written by Thomas Benedikter and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
India not only is concerned with inevitable multilingualism, but also with the rights of many millions of speakers of minority languages. As the political and cultural context privileges some major languages, linguistic minorities often feel discriminated against by the current language policy of the Union and the States. They experience on a daily basis that their mother tongues are deemed worthless dialects that have little utility in modern life. Many such languages have definitively disappeared, and several more are on the brink of extinction. Is this the inevitable price to be paid for economic modernization, cultural homogenisation and the multilingual fabric of India's society at large? This book is an effort to map India's linguistic minorities and to assess the language policy towards these communities. The author, a senior researcher of the EURAC (South Tyrol, Italy), assuming linguistic rights as a component of fundamental human rights, codified in a number of international covenants and in the Indian Constitution, provides an appraisal of the extent to which language rights are respected in India's multilingual reality, which takes into consideration the experiences of minority language protection in other regions.
Managing Multilingualism In India
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Author : E Annamalai
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Release Date : 2001-06-04
Managing Multilingualism In India written by E Annamalai and has been published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The eighth in the series of books on language and development, this book brings out the political and linguistic dimensions of multilingualism in India. Professor Annamalai addresses three main issues: - what maintains multilingual speech communities and how this maintenance is promoted - what is progress in such communities and whom does it exclude - the impact of multilingualism on the purity norms of languages The author establishes that acquisition of multilingualism takes place through two processes. First, through formal schooling restricted to the elite, and second, through primary and secondary socialization at home and at the work place which is where majority learning takes place. He explains power relations in multilingualism by pointing out that for social purposes, code switching between languages constantly takes place for economic, social and political gains, though this does not necessarily imply that the less dominant language merges with the more dominant one. In fact, the opposite takes place for political gains. Professor Annamalai points out that the hierarchical relation between languages arises due to failure in planning, where the key actors in policy making use the provisions in the constitution for political gain, thus promoting preservation of a separate identity rather that language growth. The book finally explores the Code Use Groups, studying the grammatical neighbourhood of languages, and looks at the hexical insertion, language factor and linguistic determinants of code mixing.
Linguistic Minorities And Literacy
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Author : Florian Coulmas
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2012-02-13
Linguistic Minorities And Literacy written by Florian Coulmas and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
The Ecology Of Language In Multilingual India
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Author : Cynthia Groff
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-27
The Ecology Of Language In Multilingual India written by Cynthia Groff and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-27 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book explores the linguistic ecology of the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India through the experiences and discourses of minority youth and their educators. Providing in-depth examples of Indian multilingualism, this volume analyses how each language is valued in its own context; how national-level policies are appropriated and contested in local discourses; and how language and culture influence educational opportunities and identity negotiation for Kumauni young women. In doing so, the author examines how students and educators navigate a multilingual society with similarly diverse classroom practices. She simultaneously critiques the language and education system in modern India and highlights alternative perspectives on empowerment through the lens of a unique Gandhian educational context. This volume allows Kumauni women and their educators to take centre stage, and provides a thoughtful and nuanced insight into their minority language environment. This unique book is sure to appeal to students and scholars of multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language policy and minority languages.
Plural Languages Plural Cultures
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Author : Lachman Mulchand Khubchandani
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Plural Languages Plural Cultures written by Lachman Mulchand Khubchandani and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Sociolinguistics categories.
Report Of The Commissioner For Linguistic Minorities In India
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Author : India. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Report Of The Commissioner For Linguistic Minorities In India written by India. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with India categories.
Linguistic Culture And Language Policy
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Author : Harold Schiffman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Linguistic Culture And Language Policy written by Harold Schiffman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths. Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes language policy as culture-specific, helping us to understand why language policies evolve the way they do; why they work, or not; and how people's lives are affected by them. These issues will be of specific interest to linguists specialising in multilingual/multicultural societies, bilingual educationalists, curriculum planners and teachers.
Language And The State
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Author : R. S. Gupta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Language And The State written by R. S. Gupta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with India categories.
Papers presented to a National Seminar on Perspectives on the Eighth Schedule held at the Centre of Linguistics and English, School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, August 5-6, 1993.
Maintenance And Loss Of Minority Languages
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Author : Willem Fase
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1992
Maintenance And Loss Of Minority Languages written by Willem Fase and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The papers in this volume describe a wide variety of language contact settings in which one or more languages are in a process of shift. In the first part of the book theoretical perspectives are presented, followed by linguistic, sociological and descriptive studies of languages and countries that have attracted the interest of researchers before, as well as less well known examples. Data are presented from: the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Israel, The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Morocco, Finland, Malaysia, Germany, USA, Ireland, India, Tanzania and Australia.
Language Religion And Politics In North India
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Author : Paul R. Brass
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005
Language Religion And Politics In North India written by Paul R. Brass and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Group identity categories.
This book is recognized as a classic study both of the politics of language and religion in India and of ethnic and nationalist movements in general. It received overwhelmingly favorable reviews across disciplinary and international boundaries at first publication, characterized as "a masterly conceptual analysis of language, religion, ethnic groups, and nationhood", "a monumental work", "of interest to all political scientists", one that "should be required reading for any politically concerned person" in the United Kingdom (from a TLS review), a work whose "value and importance can scarcely be overstated", with "no competitor in the same class".