Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India: A Geographical StudyMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999 - 183 стор. The present work attempts to identify spatial patterns fo the extent and nature of language shifts among the tribal population in India. It provides social, economic and political dimensions of changing linguistic identity. Based on both secondary and primary data, some of the socio-economic variables have been statistically tested through Correlation and Regression to determine the relationship with language shifts. The impact of urbanisation and regional development on the linguistic behaviour of the tribal population has been analysed.The study rejects the claim that language shift indicates the process of integration--rather it shows the process of assimilation of the tribal people into the majority culture group. In fact, language shifts among these societies have been perceived more often as social compulsions.The study emphasises the need of promoting and preserving the tribal languages as these are cultural heritage of India. The study may provide a basis to understand the dynamics of language shift--as it might have implications of language planning in multilingual societies like India. |
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DETERMINANTS AND CORRELATES | 6 |
DISTRIBUTION | 29 |
TYPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE SHIFT | 75 |
22222 | 106 |
IMPLICATIONS | 119 |
PLANNING FOR THE PRESERVATION | 139 |
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS | 145 |
225 | 153 |
51 | 168 |
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Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India: A Geographical Study M. Ishtiaq Перегляд фрагмента - 1999 |
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80 per cent Amravati Andhra Assam assimilation Austric languages Austric speaking Austric tribes Baudhkhondmals Betul Bhili Bhils Bhumij Bihar bilingualism Bodo Burdwan cent per cent Chotanagpur classified correlation cultural decadal variation declared regional languages degree of language Dhanbad Dhenkanal dialect DISTRIBUTION districts Dravidian East Nimar Garo Gondi growth high degree Hindi Indo-Aryan Jalpaiguri Kalahandi Keonjhar Kharia Khasi Koraput Korkus lakh lakh persons language maintenance language shift languages of India levels of development levels of urbanisation linguistic groups linguistic identity Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Mayurbhanj medium mother tongue Mundari Mundas non-tribal languages non-tribal non-regional languages number of speakers Orissa Palamau percentage of tribals persons in 1971 Punasa Ranchi regional languages registered Sambalpur Santal Parganas Santals Savara share shift and maintenance Singhbhum speakers in India spoken Sundargarh total Austric traditional language tribal groups tribal languages tribal population tribes declared Tripura TYPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE urban variables varies villages W.Bengal West Bengal West Nimar
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