| The Baloch and Their Neighbours: Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times Contributor(s): Gren-Eklund, Gunilla (With), Jahani, Carina (Editor), Korn, Agnes (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3895003662 ISBN-13: 9783895003660 Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 Annotation: This volume contains the contributions of an international symposiumon linguistic contact in Balochistan. The issues treated range from linguistic contact of Balochi and its neighbour languages in historical and modern times to sociolinguistic questions of multilingualism and to the role of Balochi as minority language in present-day Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and the Gulf States. The volume presents a comprehensive and multifacetted overview of current research on Balochi. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Foreign Language Study | Indic Languages |
| Dewey: 490 |
| Physical Information: 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: English description: The present volume contains the contributions of an international symposium on linguistic contact in Balochistan. The issues treated range from linguistic contact of Balochi and its neighbour languages in historical and modern times to sociolinguistic questions of multilingualism and to the role of Balochi as minority language in present-day Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and the Gulf States. The volume presents a comprehensive and multifacetted overview of current research on Balochi. German description: Der vorliegende Band enthalt die Beitrage eines internationalen Symposiums uber Sprachkontakt in Balochistan. Das Themenspektrum reicht vom Sprachkontakt zwischen Balochi und seinen Nachbarsprachen in historischen und rezenten Zeiten uber soziolinguistische Fragen der Mehrsprachigkeit bis zur Rolle des Balochi ans Minderheitensprache im heutigen Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan und den Golfstaaten. Der Band bietet eine umfangreiche und vielfaltige Zusammenschau der aktuellen Forschung zum Balochi. |
