Language in South Asia
Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
(2008), xxiv, 608p., many tables, figures, maps, bibliogr. p.534-587, index
ISBN 978-0-511-61906-9 (ebook); 978-0-521-78141-1 (print); 978-0-521-78653-9 (online)
"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." (Publisher)
Contents
Introduction: languages, contexts, and constructs / Braj B. Kachru, 1
I. LANGUAGE HISTORY, FAMILIES, AND TYPOLOGY
1 Language in historical context / R. E. Asher, 31
2 Typological characteristics of South Asian languages / Karumuri V. Subbarao, 49
II. LANGUAGES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
3 Hindi-Urdu-Hindustani / Yamuna Kachru, 81
4 Persian in South Asia / S. A. H. Abidi and Ravinder Gargesh, 103
5 Major regional languages / Tej K. Bhatia, 121
6 Minority languages and their status / Rakesh M. Bhatt and Ahmar Mahboob, 132
7 Tribal languages / Anvita Abbi, 153
III. SANSKRIT AND TRADITIONS OF LANGUAGE STUDY
8 Sanskrit in the South Asian sociolinguistic context / Madhav M. Deshpande, 177
9 Traditions of language study in South Asia / Ashok Aklujkar, 189
IV. MULTILINGUALISM, CONTACT, AND CONVERGENCE
10 Contexts of multilingualism / E. Annamalai, 223
11 Language contact and convergence in South Asia / S. N. Sridhar, 235
12 Pidgins, Creoles, and Bazaar Hindi / Ian Smith, 253
V. ORALITY, LITERACY, AND WRITING SYSTEMS
13 Orality and literacy / Rama Kant Agnihotri, 271
14 Writing systems of major and minor languages / Peter T. Daniels, 285
VI. LANGUAGE CONFLICTS
15 Language politics and conflicts in South Asia / Robert D. King, 311
VII. LANGUAGE AND MODERNIZATION
16 Language modernization in Kannada / S. N. Sridhar, 327
VIII. LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE
17 Language in social and ethnic interaction / Yamuna Kachru, 345
18 Language and the legal system / Vijay K. Bhatia and Rajesh Sharma, 361
19 Language in the media and advertising / Tej K. Bhatia and Robert J. Baumgardner, 377
20 Language in cinema / Wimal Dissanayake, 395
21 Language of religion / Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande, 407
IX. LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY
22 Language and gender / Tamara M. Valentine, 429
23 Dalit literature, language, and identity / Eleanor Zelliot, 450
24 Language and youth culture / Rukmini Bhaya Nair, 466
X. LANGUAGES IN DIASPORA
25 South Asian languages in the second diaspora / Rajend Mesthrie, 497
26 South Asian diaspora in Europe and the United States / Kamal K. Sridhar, 515
I. LANGUAGE HISTORY, FAMILIES, AND TYPOLOGY
1 Language in historical context / R. E. Asher, 31
2 Typological characteristics of South Asian languages / Karumuri V. Subbarao, 49
II. LANGUAGES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
3 Hindi-Urdu-Hindustani / Yamuna Kachru, 81
4 Persian in South Asia / S. A. H. Abidi and Ravinder Gargesh, 103
5 Major regional languages / Tej K. Bhatia, 121
6 Minority languages and their status / Rakesh M. Bhatt and Ahmar Mahboob, 132
7 Tribal languages / Anvita Abbi, 153
III. SANSKRIT AND TRADITIONS OF LANGUAGE STUDY
8 Sanskrit in the South Asian sociolinguistic context / Madhav M. Deshpande, 177
9 Traditions of language study in South Asia / Ashok Aklujkar, 189
IV. MULTILINGUALISM, CONTACT, AND CONVERGENCE
10 Contexts of multilingualism / E. Annamalai, 223
11 Language contact and convergence in South Asia / S. N. Sridhar, 235
12 Pidgins, Creoles, and Bazaar Hindi / Ian Smith, 253
V. ORALITY, LITERACY, AND WRITING SYSTEMS
13 Orality and literacy / Rama Kant Agnihotri, 271
14 Writing systems of major and minor languages / Peter T. Daniels, 285
VI. LANGUAGE CONFLICTS
15 Language politics and conflicts in South Asia / Robert D. King, 311
VII. LANGUAGE AND MODERNIZATION
16 Language modernization in Kannada / S. N. Sridhar, 327
VIII. LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE
17 Language in social and ethnic interaction / Yamuna Kachru, 345
18 Language and the legal system / Vijay K. Bhatia and Rajesh Sharma, 361
19 Language in the media and advertising / Tej K. Bhatia and Robert J. Baumgardner, 377
20 Language in cinema / Wimal Dissanayake, 395
21 Language of religion / Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande, 407
IX. LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY
22 Language and gender / Tamara M. Valentine, 429
23 Dalit literature, language, and identity / Eleanor Zelliot, 450
24 Language and youth culture / Rukmini Bhaya Nair, 466
X. LANGUAGES IN DIASPORA
25 South Asian languages in the second diaspora / Rajend Mesthrie, 497
26 South Asian diaspora in Europe and the United States / Kamal K. Sridhar, 515
