The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift?
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 differ...
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Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies
2001-09-01
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| author | Maya Khemlani David |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d36da5b824e4d4ea3fa5d31590ea2962024-03-02T18:13:59ZengInstitute for Migration and Ethnic StudiesMigracijske i etničke teme1333-25461848-91842001-09-01173215237The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift?Maya Khemlani David0Faculty of Languages and Linguistics University of Malaya, MalaysiaThe 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.http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/184758language maintenancelanguage shiftlanguage choiceLondonSindhis |
| spellingShingle | Maya Khemlani David The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? Migracijske i etničke teme language maintenance language shift language choice London Sindhis |
| title | The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? |
| title_full | The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? |
| title_fullStr | The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? |
| title_short | The Sindhi Hindus of London − Language Maintenance or Language Shift? |
| title_sort | sindhi hindus of london language maintenance or language shift |
| topic | language maintenance language shift language choice London Sindhis |
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