The politics of language contact in the Himalaya
This highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region to explore the politics of language contact. Promoting a linguistically and historically grounded perspective, The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya offers nuanced insights i...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England :
Open Book Publishers
2019
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436085606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors
- Preface
- 0. Introduction: Language Politics and Language Contact / Selma K. Sonntag
- 1. Language Contact and the Politics of Recognition amongst Tibetans in the People's Republic of China: The rTa'u-Speaking 'Horpa' of Khams / Tunzhi (Sonam Lhundrop), Hiroyuki Suzuki, and Gerald Roche
- 2. What Happened to the Ahom Language? The Politics of Language Contact in Assam / Selma K. Sonntag
- 3. Transforming Language to Script: Constructing Linguistic Authority through Language Contact in Schools in Nepal / Uma Pradhan
- 4. The Significance of Place in Ethnolinguistic Vitality: Spatial Variations Across the Kaike-Speaking Diaspora of Nepal / Maya Daurio
- 5. Speaking Chone, Speaking 'Shallow': Dual Linguistic Hegemonies in China's Tibetan Frontier / Bendi Tso and Mark Turin
- 6. Concluding Thoughts on Language Shift and Linguistic Diversity in the Himalaya: The Case of Nepal / Mark Turin
- List of Tables and Figures
- Index.
