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Language planning and language conflict: the case of the Kashmiri

International journal of the sociology of language1989 (75)Published In 1989 • Pages: 73-85

By: Mohan, Rakesh.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The post-Independence Three-Language Formula policy established Urdu, Hindi and English as the principal languages in Jammu and Kashmir, ignoring the most commonly used language, Kashmiri. The author discusses how this policy affected language use and change as reflected in attitudes toward each language across age groups.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Speech
Sociolinguistics
Linguistic identification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kashmiri
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2023
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Linguist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2022
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1947-1971
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Jammu and Kashmir, India
NotesAdditional notes
Rakesh Mohan
Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-85)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kashmiri (South Asian people)