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Language in Indenture : A Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa.

By: Mesthrie, RajendMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Library Editions: Sociolinguistics SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Copyright date: �1991Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (347 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429785795Subject(s): Hindi language-Social aspects-South AfricaGenre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: Language in IndentureDDC classification: 491.1 LOC classification: PK1939 .M478 2019Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Maps -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Symbols -- Prologue -- Chapter One The Historical Background -- Chapter Two Dialects in Contact -- Chapter Three The Socio-Historical Setting of Language Shift -- Chapter Four Language Contact and Language Change -- Chapter Five Language Obsolescence -- Appendix A A Skeleton Grammar of Indian Bhojpuri -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Originally published in 1991. The transplantation of thousands of Indian workers to South Africa under indenture had far-reaching consequences for their linguistic traditions. This book traces the history of one of these Indic languages, Bhojpuri, and its roots and subsequent evolution and on to the events contributing to its demise.
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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Maps -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Symbols -- Prologue -- Chapter One The Historical Background -- Chapter Two Dialects in Contact -- Chapter Three The Socio-Historical Setting of Language Shift -- Chapter Four Language Contact and Language Change -- Chapter Five Language Obsolescence -- Appendix A A Skeleton Grammar of Indian Bhojpuri -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Originally published in 1991. The transplantation of thousands of Indian workers to South Africa under indenture had far-reaching consequences for their linguistic traditions. This book traces the history of one of these Indic languages, Bhojpuri, and its roots and subsequent evolution and on to the events contributing to its demise.

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