Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages) : maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
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text file |
Series |
Brill's studies in south and southwest Asian languages ; v. 2
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Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; v. 2.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Afghan languages in a larger context of Central and South Asia / Harold F. Schiffman and Brian Spooner -- Language policy in Afghanistan: linguistic diversity and national unity / Senzil Nawid -- Locating 'Pashto' in Afghanistan: a survey of secondary sources / Walter Hakala -- Persian, Farsi, Dari, Tajiki: language names and language policies / Brian Spooner -- Reversing language shift in Kazakhstan / William Fierman -- Language policy and language development in multilingual Uzbekistan / Birgit Schlyter -- Fate of Uzbek language in the 'other' Central Asian republics / William Fierman -- Pashto language policy and practice in the North West Frontier Province / Robert Nichols -- A 'vernacular' for a 'new generation'? Historical perspectives about Urdu and Punjabi, and the formation of language policy in colonial Northwest India / Jeffrey M. Diamond -- Balochi: towards a biography of the language / Brian Spooner -- Resources for the study of language policies and languages of Afghanistan and its neighbors / Cynthia Groff -- Conclusion / Harold F. Schiffman. |
Summary |
The contribution of this collection of articles is to construct an updated picture of languages and language policy in and around Afghanistan, and give potential language learners a clearer picture of what kinds of resources exist, and what is still needed. The book was co-edited by Brian Spooner, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Asia, Central -- Languages -- Political aspects.
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Central Asia. |
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Language and languages. |
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Afghanistan -- Languages -- Political aspects.
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Afghanistan. |
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Language planning -- Asia, Central.
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Language planning. |
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Language planning -- Afghanistan.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Schiffman, Harold F., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Language policy and language conflict in Afghanistan and its neighbors. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 9789004201453 (DLC) 2011037005 (OCoLC)752471924 |
ISBN |
9789004217652 (electronic book) |
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9004217657 (electronic book) |
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9004201459 |
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9789004201453 |
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9781283957847 (MyiLibrary) |
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1283957841 (MyiLibrary) |
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