32.1101, Books: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis. Vol. II: Regmi

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:16:51
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis. Vol. II: Regmi

 


Title: A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Nepal: a Synopsis.
Vol. II 
Subtitle: Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic Languages (Including a
sociolinguistic typology of the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic
languages spoken in Nepal) 
Series Title: Languages of the World 62  

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

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LW-62-A-Sociolinguistic-Survey-of-the-Languages-of-Nepal-a-Synopsis/en 


Author: Dan Raj Regmi

Hardback: ISBN:  9783969390368 Pages: 231 Price: Europe EURO 130.00


Abstract:

This volume II provides a synopsis of the major findings on the patterns of
language use, multilingualism, mother tongue proficiency, language vitality,
language maintenance, language attitudes, language resources, language
development, and dialectal variations in the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and
Austro-Asiatic languages surveyed by the Linguistic Survey of Nepal from 6th
March 2009 to 9th January 2018. The synopsis, organized into different
zones/sections, has highlighted a number of common as well as zone or
section-specific sociolinguistic features. Most of the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian
and Austro-Asiatic speakers are reported as being proficiently bilingual in
Nepali, the official language of Nepal. Around two-third such languages have
exhibited certain geographical variations that call for intelligibility
testing by means of RTT (Recorded Text Test). More than one-third Indo-Aryan
languages have maintained certain levels of sustainable literacy. One-third
languages belonging to the Eastern, Central and Northern Indo-Aryan sections
are vigorous. They are predominantly used in most of the general domains.
Around one-third languages, belonging to the East Central Indo-Aryan section
and Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian language family, however, are facing a
decline in vitality. They are gradually being replaced, either by Nepali or by
mixed languages in most general domains. Thus, the speakers of such languages
need to be involved in community-based language activities appropriate to
their current vitality levels for achieving a desired sustainable language use
to transmit life crucial knowledge to youth in Nepal.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
                     Typology

Language Family(ies): Austro-Asiatic
                      Indo-Aryan 


Written In: English  (eng)

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