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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.
ISBN - 9781107602212
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Pages : 632
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