Language Ideologies and the Vernacular in Colonial and Postcolonial South Asia

Contributor(s): Zaidi, Nishat (Editor), Harder, Hans (Editor)

ISBN: 9781032247243

Publisher: Routledge India

Hardcover

$200.00

Pub Date: September 29, 2023

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.48 lbs) 340 pages

BISAC Categories:

Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature | Social Science | Popular Culture | Regional Studies

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Description:

This volume critically engages with recent formulations and debates regarding the status of regional languages of the Indian subcontinent vis-à-vis English. It explores how language ideologies of the "vernacular" are positioned in relation to language ideologies of English in South Asia.