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Peer reviewedKhubchandani, Lachman M. – Language Sciences, 1974
Sociolinguistic patterns of India are discussed. (LG)
Descriptors: Demography, Language Patterns, Language Planning, Language Role
Download full textRemlinger, Kathryn A. – 1991
A study examined traditional Hindi songs typically sung by women during north Indian weddings, using pragmatic and semantic analysis. Some historical and cultural background for the practice of women's singing at weddings is offered. It is suggested that gender roles are defined and regulated through the language of this speech event, and that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Role
Kachru, Braj B. – 1976
The notion of language dependency presupposes that there is a hierarchy of languages in a multilingual society, and that each language is assigned a functional role in a multilingual individual's restricted or extended spheres of linguistic interaction. In South Asia, language dependency has resulted in linguistic convergence of two types: (1)…
Descriptors: Dravidian Languages, English, Hindi, Indo European Languages
