The Language Loss of the Indigenous

Synopsis

This volume traces the theme of the loss of language and culture in numerous post-colonial contexts. It establishes that the aphasia imposed on the indigenous is but a visible symptom of a deeper malaise — the mismatch between the symbiotic relation nurtured by the indigenous with their environment and the idea of development put before them as their future. The essays here show how the cultures and the imaginative expressions of indigenous communities all over the world are undergoing a phase of rapid depletion. They unravel the indifference of market forces to diversity and that of the states, unwilling to protect and safeguard these marginalized communities. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of cultural and literary studies, linguistics, sociology and social anthropology, as well as tribal and indigenous studies.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

312 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317293149

Related ISBNs:

9781138667884, 9781315645810, 9781138120822, 9781138120822, 9781138488724, 9781138488724, 9781138120822, 9781315645810, 9781138488724

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

02/19/20

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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Edited by:

G. N. Devy

Edited by:

Geoffrey V. Davis

Edited by:

K. K. Chakravarty