THE ACCULTURATION OF INDIAN SINDHI TO HINDI: A STUDY OF LANGUAGE IN CONTACT

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THE ACCULTURATION OF INDIAN SINDHI TO HINDI: A STUDY OF LANGUAGE IN CONTACT

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THE ACCULTURATION OF INDIAN SINDHI TO HINDI: A STUDY OF LANGUAGE IN CONTACT

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Plural languages, plural cultures : communication, identity, and sociopolitical change in contemporary India

"An East-West Center book from the East-West Culture Learning Institute"For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This study treats of the language scene in South Asia. In particular, it reviews the tribulations of tile Indian polity over various issues pertaining to language in the context of cultural pluralism during the past three decades. Part One "Sociolinguistic Realities" stresses the 'organic' features of communication and identity in plurilingual societies. Part Two "Challenges of Change" probes certain specific issues which plural speech communities face in meeting the demands of contemporary ideologies, institutions, and technology.PART ONE: SOCIOLINGUISTIC REALITIES. 1. Language in a plural society -- 2. Language modernization -- 3. Language manipulation -- 4. Language-promotion activities -- PART TWO: CHALLENGES OF CHANGE. 5. Plural speech communities -- 6. Language ideology in education -- 7. Pressures from language elites -- 8. Directions of language planning -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Languages used as media