{"product_id":"language-in-south-asia-hardback-9780521781411","title":"Language in South Asia (Hardback) 9780521781411","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage in South Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn overview of the language of South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBraj B. Kachru (Edited by), Yamuna Kachru (Edited by), S. N. Sridhar (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521781411, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e632 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  9 maps  65 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 4 cm, 1.116 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … substantial collection of essays, and certainly should not keep curious readers … from delving into these fascinating studies … Herman Tull, The Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSouth 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Languages, contexts and constructs Braj B. Kachru\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Language History, Families and Typology: 1. Language in historical context Ronald E. Asher\u003cbr\u003e 2.  Typological characteristics of South Asian languages Karumuri V. Subbarao\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Languages and their Functions: 3. Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani Yamuna Kachru\u003cbr\u003e 4. Persian in South Asia S. A. H. Abidi and Ravinder Gargesh\u003cbr\u003e 5. Major regional languages Tej K. Bhatia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Minority languages and their status Rakesh M. Bhatt and Ahmar Mahboob\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tribal languages Anvita Abbi\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sanskrit and Traditions of Language Study: 8. Sanskrit in the South Asian sociolinguistics Madhav Deshpande\u003cbr\u003e 9. Traditions of language study Ashok Aklujkar\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Multilingualism, Contact and Convergence: 10. Contexts of multilingualism E. Annamalai\u003cbr\u003e 11. Language contact and convergence S.N. Sridhar\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pidgins, creoles and bazaar Hindi Ian Smith\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Orality, Literacy, and Writing Systems: 13. Orality and literacy Rama Kant Agnihotri\u003cbr\u003e 14. Writing systems Peter Daniels\u003cbr\u003e Part VI.  Language, State and Education: 15. Language politics and conflicts Robert L. King\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Language Standardization and Modernization: 16. Language modernization S. N. Sridhar\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Language and Discourse: 17. Language in social and ethnic interaction Yamuna Kachru\u003cbr\u003e 18. Language and the legal system Vijay Bhatia and Rajesh Sharma\u003cbr\u003e 19. Language in media and advertising Tej K. Bhatia and Robert Baumgardner\u003cbr\u003e 20. Language in cinema Wimal Dissanayake\u003cbr\u003e 21. Language of religion Rajeshwari  Pandharipande\u003cbr\u003e Part IX. Language and Identity: 22. Language and gender Tamara Valentine\u003cbr\u003e 23. Dalit literature, language, and identity Eleanor Zelliot\u003cbr\u003e 24. Language and youth culture Rukmini Bhaya Nair\u003cbr\u003e Part X. Languages in Diaspora: 25. Languages in diaspora Rajend Meshtrie\u003cbr\u003e 26. South Asian diaspora in Europe and the US Kamal K. 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