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100	1		_aMesthrie, Rajend. _919267
245	1	0	_aLanguage in Indenture : _bA Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2018.
264		4	_c�1991.
300			_a1 online resource (347 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge Library Editions: Sociolinguistics Series
505	0		_aCover -- 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.
520			_aOriginally 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aHindi language-Social aspects-South Africa. _98413
655		4	_aElectronic books. _92203
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMesthrie, Rajend _tLanguage in Indenture _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2018 _z9781138352896
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aRoutledge Library Editions: Sociolinguistics Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/artjam/detail.action?docID=5580269 _zClick to View
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