What's Indian about Indian Plurilingualism?  

Oleh:

Aggarwal, Kailash S.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Problems and Language Planning vol. 21 no. 1 (1997), page 35-50.

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/LPL/21 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This paper is a contribution to the debate on whether the plurilingualism of India is unique. During the past half-century, Western derision of what a monistic view sees as India's linguistic mess has elicited responses from certain Indian scholars, who tend to accept the myth that India is linguistically unique but who cherish this uniqueness as a value. This is clearly evident from hypotheses that Indian plurilingualism is basically non-competing and non-conflictive. It is apparent that Indian scholars have tended to conceal the conflictual nature of the sociolinguistic diversity, preferring to portray the scene as harmonious and peaceful. By contrast, recent studies indicate that, for example, weak languages tend not to be maintained. The myths in some authors' writing reflect a desire for analytical homogeneity driven by nation-size categories. Only a resolutely realistic analytical attitude that hedges sweeping generalisations, cliches and stereotypes, and that respects the ground realities, will make it possible to achieve real progress.

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