Format:
1 Online-Ressource (274 p.)
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12 B/W illustrations 37 B/W tables 12 black and white illustrations, 37 tables and 7 maps
ISBN:
9781474478373
Content:
Examines the role of language in shaping the Indian diaspora experienceBrings together a wide range of Indian languages and diasporic contextsHas a stronger and more up-to-date sociolinguistic focus than has been the case in previous collectionsExplores repertoire changes in diaspora, as well as migration and language resilienceRajend Mesthrie and Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi bring together an international range of scholars to explore the sociolinguistic outcomes of multilingualism and contact involving the Indian diaspora. The collection presents twelve rich case studies of Indian diaspora languages in South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the USA. It examines different forms of displacement in response to a wide range of historical, social, technological and geopolitical developments: internal displacement and transcontinental migration, colonial and contemporary migrations, urban and rural migrations, migration of skilled and unskilled workers, and migration of major and minor Indian languages. By comparing the sociolinguistic consequences of migration in diverse contexts, Language in the Indian Diaspora examines the role of language practices in shaping local and global mobile contexts. In doing so, it develops our understanding of the processes of language use and language change in the emerging arena of migration studies
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Figures, Maps and Tables
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Notes on Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Main Symbol Equivalences
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Introduction: Diversity and Diaspora
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CHAPTER 1 Resistance and Reconciliation: Language and Identity Construction among the Internally Displaced Bhils in the Narmada Valley
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CHAPTER 2 Narratives of Displaced Kashmiri Pandits: Mobility, Diasporic Morbidity and the Chronotope of Victimhood1
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CHAPTER 3 Patterns of Language Use in the Diaspora Communities in Kolkata
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CHAPTER 4 Diasporic Adjustments and Indian Languages in South Africa
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CHAPTER 5 Language in the South Asian Diaspora in Britain
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CHAPTER 6 Symbolic Value as a Catalyst for Language Maintenance: Sanskrit in the US Diaspora
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CHAPTER 7 Indian Languages in Singapore
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CHAPTER 8 East Indian Languages in the Caribbean Diaspora
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CHAPTER 9 A Sociolinguistic Investigation of the Retention of Ancestral Dialect Features in Kokni Spoken in Cape Town
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CHAPTER 10 The Dialect Roots of Varieties of Gujarati in South Africa
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CHAPTER 11 South African Gujarati Literature: An Inventory and Critical Commentary
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CHAPTER 12 Performing Language Alternation in Multilingual Mauritius: The Conversational Significance of Song Interludes in Everyday Interactions
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Index
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In English
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474478373
