Language policy and language conflict in Afghanistan and its neighbors : the changing politics of language choice / edited by Harold F. Schiffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schiffman, Harold F.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; v. 2.

Brill's studies in south and southwest Asian languages ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language planning.

Language and languages.

Asia, Central--Languages--Political aspects.

Asia, Central.

Afghanistan--Languages--Political aspects.

Afghanistan.

Language planning--Asia, Central.

Language planning--Afghanistan.

Central Asia.

Physical Description:

xvi, 372 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2012]

Summary:

Papers from a 2003 conference in Pennsylvania have been updated and augmented with papers by other linguists and scholars of Central Asia to explore past and present language policy in the region. Among their topics are linguistic diversity and national unity in Afghanistan, secondary sources on Pashto in Afghanistan, reversing language shift in Kazakhstan, the fact of the Uzbek language in the other Central Asian Republics, towards a biography of the Balochi language, and resources for studying the language policies and languages of Afghanistan and its neighbors. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Afghan Languages in a Larger Context of Central and South Asia / Harold F. Schiffman Schiffman, Harold F., Brian Spooner Spooner, Brian 1

Section I Afghanistan and Iran

2 Language Policy in Afghanistan: Linguistic Diversity and National Unity / Senzil Nawid Nawid, Senzil 31

3 Locating 'Pashto' in Afghanistan: A Survey of Secondary Sources / Walter Hakala Hakala, Walter 53

4 Persian, Farsi, Dari, Tajiki: Language Names and Language Policies / Brian Spooner Spooner, Brian 89

Section II Central Asian Republics of the Former Soviet Union

5 Reversing Language Shift in Kazakhstan / William Fierman Fierman, William 121

6 Language Policy and Language Development in Multilingual Uzbekistan / Birgit Schlyter Schlyter, Birgit 176

7 The Fate of Uzbek Language in the 'Other' Central Asian Republics / William Fierman Fierman, William 208

Section III The Northwest Frontier Province and Pashto, Punjabi, and Balochi

8 Pashto Language Policy and Practice in the North West Frontier Province / Robert Nichols Nichols, Robert 263

9 A 'Vernacular' for a 'New Generation'? Historical Perspectives about Urdu and Punjabi, and the Formation of Language Policy in Colonial Northwest India / Jeffrey M. Diamond Diamond, Jeffrey M. 282

10 Balochi: Towards a Biography of the Language / Brian Spooner Spooner, Brian 319

Section IV Pedagogical Resources and Conclusion

11 Resources for the Study of Language Policies and Languages of Afghanistan and Its Neighbors / Cynthia Groff Groff, Cynthia 339

12 Conclusion / Harold F. Schiffman Schiffman, Harold F. 354.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9004201459

9789004201453

OCLC:

752471924

Publisher Number:

99946367293