Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8039-9367-9 (ISBN)
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This geographical atlas constitutes the first systematic presentation of the spatial and quantitative characteristics of the distribution of languages in the countries of South Asia. Combining and comparing language data from various national censuses, this atlas enables readers to actually see the geographical location, extension and linguistic affinities of any of the numerous languages spoken in South Asia.
In the first part, Professor Breton introduces the reader to the general relationship between language and the complex ethnocultural structure of the subcontinent. He stresses both the importance of and difficulties in analyzing the vitality of South Asian language groups, and examines the similarities and differences in language use and various ethnic traits among similar population groups.
The second part - which comprises 60 plates along with supporting text - is devoted to graphically analyzing a large number of aspects including: the regional distribution of language and ethnic communities; the relationship between language and race, tribe, caste and religion; the main linguistic minorities; and ethno-political factors.
PART ONE: GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE LANGUAGES AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH ASIA
India as an Exemplary Laboratory for the Coexistence of Languages and Ethnic Communities
Language Compared to other Ethnic Traits
Congruences and Discrepancies
From Language Dynamics to Linguism
PART TWO: THE SIXTY PLATES WITH THEIR COMMENTARIES
Introduction
The Regional Semiographic Analysis
Indian Languages throughout the Subcontinent and the World
The Northeast
The Hindi Belt
The Himalayas and the Northwest
The Peripheral Indo-Aryan and the Central Adivasi Belts
The Dravidian South and Sri Lanka
The Non-Regional Languages
The Linguistic States, the Media and the Metropolitan Situations
Ethno-Linguistic Issues throughout the Subcontinent and around
The Linguistic Situation up to the 1991 Census
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.8.1997 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 215 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 950 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten ► Asien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8039-9367-6 / 0803993676 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8039-9367-9 / 9780803993679 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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