32.1100, Books: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis. Vol. I: Regmi

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:16:09
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis. Vol. I: Regmi

 


Title: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis.
Vol. I 
Subtitle: Tibeto-Burman Languages (Including a sociolinguistic typology of the
Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Nepal) 
Series Title: Languages of the World 61  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu
	

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LW-61-A-Sociolinguistic-Survey-of-the-Languages-of-Nepal-a-Synopsis/en 


Author: Dan Raj Regmi

Hardback: ISBN:  9783969390351 Pages: 336 Price: Europe EURO 164.00


Abstract:

This Volume I provides a synopsis of the major findings on the patterns of
language use, bilingualism, multilingualism, mother tongue proficiency,
language vitality, language maintenance, language attitudes, language
resources, language development, and dialectal variations in the forty-seven
Tibeto-Burman languages surveyed by the Linguistic Survey of Nepal from 6th
March 2009 to 9th January 2018. The synopsis, organized into different
sections/clusters, has highlighted a number of common as well as section or
cluster-specific sociolinguistic features. The Central Bodish, West Bodish,
West Himalayish, SAL and Central Tibeto-Burman languages are vigorous. They
are still persistently used in most of the general domains. The Central
Himalayish and Kirati languages, however, are severely threatened. Such
languages are gradually being replaced, either by Nepali or by mixed languages
in most general and specific domains. Moreover, most of the Tibeto-Burman
speakers are reported to be proficiently bilingual in Nepali. Notably, most
such languages have exhibited certain geographical variations that call for
intelligibility testing by means of RTT (Recorded Text Test). Most such
languages lack orthography texts and primers. Still, most of the speakers
maintain positive attitudes toward their mother tongues. Most such languages,
however, are facing a decline in vitality. Thus, the speakers of such
languages need to be involved in community-based language activities
appropriate to their current vitality levels so that their dream of
implementing mother tongue education at the primary school level and their
desire for imparting to youth the knowledge essential to their lives may be
realized in Nepal.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
                     Typology

Language Family(ies): Tibeto-Burman


Written In: English  (eng)

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