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Peer reviewedJha, Shailhanand – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Offers a sociolinguistic appraisal of the representation of languages (as "languages" or "dialects") in the Indian census, with special reference to the status of Maithili. Classifying Maithili as an independent language threatens the homogeneity of the "Hindi belt"; conversely, treating it as a Hindi dialect might…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects
Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This volume contains papers presented at the Kittamaqundi Conference on the Uncommonly-Taught Languages, in Columbia, Maryland, September 29-October 2, 1974. The volume has two main sections. The first contains papers dealing with conceptual issues of developing materials for uncommonly-taught languages, without extended reference to any specific…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Career Opportunities, Educational Policy, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationHodge, Carleton T. – 1974
This report is an attempt at revising the 1961 Fife-Nelsen report's list of priority African languages. In making decisions regarding priorities, the following kinds of data are considered most useful: statistical data on the languages involved, such as where the languages are spoken and how many people speak them; data on the cultural role of…
Descriptors: African Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Language Classification
