Lesser-Known Languages of South Asia : Status and Policies, Case Studies and Applications of Information Technology.

The increasing globalization and centralization in the world is threatening the existence of a large number of smaller languages. In South Asia some locally dominant languages (e.g., Hindi, Urdu, Nepali) are gaining ground beside English at the expense of.

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Main Author: Saxena, Anju
Other Authors: Borin, Lars
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2006.
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM.
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