Language and national identity in Asia / edited by Andrew Simpson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simpson, Andrew, 1962-

Series:

Oxford linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Language and languages.

Asia--Languages--Political aspects.

Asia.

Nationalism--Asia.

Physical Description:

x, 466 pages : maps ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Language & national identity in Asia

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Language and National Identity in Asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction and development of nations and national identities in Asia.

Leading scholars from all over the world investigate the role languages have played and now play in the formation of the national and social identity in countries throughout South, East, and Southeast Asia. They consider the relation of the regions' languages to national, ethnic, and cultural identity, and examine the status of and interactions between majority, official, and minority languages.

The book is illustrated with maps and written with minimum recourse to technical language. It will appeal to everyone interested in Asian society language, and politics.

Contents:

1 Language and National Identity in Asia: a Thematic Introduction / Andrew Simpson 1

Part I South Asia 31

2 Bangladesh / Hanne-Ruth Thompson 33

3 India / R. Amritavalli, K. A. Jayaseelan 55

4 Nepal and the Eastern Himalayas / Rhoderick Chalmers 84

5 Pakistan / Christopher Shackle 100

6 Sri Lanka / K. N. O. Dharmadasa 116

Part II East Asia 139

7 China / Ping Chen 141

8 Hong Kong / Andrew Simpson 168

9 Japan / Nanette Gottlieb 186

10 North and South Korea / Ross King 200

11 Taiwan / Andrew Simpson 235

Part III Southeast Asia 261

12 Burma/Myanmar / Justin Watkins 263

13 Cambodia / Steve Heder 288

14 Indonesia / Andrew Simpson 312

15 Malaysia and Brunei / Asmah Haji Omar 337

16 The Philippines / Andrew Gonzalez, FSC 360

17 Singapore / Andrew Simpson 374

18 Thailand and Laos / Andrew Simpson, Noi Thammasathien 391

19 Vietnam / Le Minh-Hang, Stephen O'Harrow 415.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [443]-459) and index.

ISBN:

9780199226481

0199226482

9780199267484

0199267480

OCLC:

123485207