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Language policy and language conflict in Afghanistan and its neighbors : the changing politics of language choice /

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, P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schiffman, Harold F. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Colección:Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • The 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.