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Language Endangerment through Standardization: a Colonial Effect

Northeast India has always been regarded as a treasure hold for researchers from different fields due to its linguistic and cultural diversity. It is home to more than 70% of the total languages of India and we find four language families in this area, namely, Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai and Tibeto-Burman. Read more…

By The Language Rights Blog, 1 year1 year ago
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Multilingualism and Language Endangerment: a case study of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Human languages play a predominant role in the social life of people as they are the most effective means of communication and cultural expression.  In a multilingual country like India most often the dominant languages come to the forefront for extended use of language beyond oral discourse. The dominant languages Read more…

By The Language Rights Blog, 2 years2 years ago
S. H. Raza, Prakṛti Puruṣa (2006), acrylic on canvas, courtesy of The Raza Foundation-Gorbio
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Revitalizing Minority and Regional Languages – an Indian Philosophical Approach

I personally believe in the importance of diversity in this world, and this includes linguistic diversity. Diversity, however, should be accompanied by equality, at least as much as is reasonably possible. This hardly ever happens – some languages are prestigious and important, some others are not, and obviously, this has Read more…

By The Language Rights Blog, 2 years2 years ago
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Konkani in the Post-Post-Colonial Era

Colonialism leaves a lasting impact on the socio-cultural, ideological and emotional fabric, even decades since its end in a place once subjected to colonial rule. One such marker of this colonial legacy is encoded in the language of the place, both in terms of languages which have gained a status Read more…

By The Language Rights Blog, 2 years2 years ago
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Surviving the Tide- The Status of Ateso in Post-colonial East Africa

Revitalization, preservation and development of ethnic languages is being recognised today, even by the African governments. The author, through this article, presents an overview of the development of language policies in Kenya and Uganda since independence. It is also argued that these policies have not had much impact on the Read more…

By The Language Rights Blog, 2 years2 years ago
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