دانلود کتاب The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya

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Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction: Language Politics and Language Contact
References
1. Language Contact and the Politics of Recognition amongst Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China
Vertical and Horizontal Politics of Language Contact in Tibet
The rTa’u-speaking ‘Horpa’: Ambiguous Origins and Shifting Polysemy
rTa’u-speakers and Contemporary Tibetan Language Politics
Conclusion
References
2. What Happened to the Ahom Language?
The Mandala State
The Ahom Kingdom
The Colonial State
The Modern State
Conclusion
References
3. Transforming Language to Script
Linguistic Authority Through Language Contact
Writing Language, Claiming “Authenticity”
Language, Dialect, and Making “Corrections”
Language, Script, and Social Acceptability
Language, Education and Frames of “Legitimacy”
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
4. The Significance of Place in Ethnolinguistic Vitality
Kaike Speakers
Language and Identity
Intergenerational Transmission
Conclusion
References
5. Speaking Chone, Speaking ‘Shallow’
The Shape of Linguistic Hegemony: Coercion and Consent
Situating Chone County in Time and Place
Research Methods and Subject Position
Coercion as an Aspect of Linguistic Hegemony
The Role of Consent in Shaping Linguistic Hegemony
Conclusion
References
6. Concluding Thoughts on Language Shift and Linguistic Diversity in the Himalaya
Acknowledgements
References
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Index