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The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift?
Maya Khemlani David
; Faculty of Languages and Linguistics University of Malaya, Malaysia
Sažetak
The linguistic situation of the Sindhi language in London is examined with a view to determining whether the community is maintaining the use of its ethnic language. The Sindhi Hindus of London are a language community, which have never been researched. The language choice of the community in different domains and for a range of language functions is discussed. Both external and internal factors of language shift have weakened the linguistic and communicative competence of Sindhi speakers in the language contact situation of the United Kingdom.
Ključne riječi
language maintenance; language shift; language choice; London; Sindhis
Hrčak ID:
125145
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Datum izdavanja:
28.9.2001.
Posjeta: 3.350 *