Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia / Roland J.L. Breton.
Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia / Roland J.L. Breton.
Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia / Roland J.L. Breton.
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Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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NQ306.4460954/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
230 p. : maps ; 29 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. India as an Exemplary Laboratory for the Coexistence of Languages and Ethnic Communities -- Ch. 2. Language Compared to Other Ethnic Traits: Congruences and Discrepancies -- Ch. 3. From Language Dynamics to Linguism -- Ch. 4. Introduction: The Regional Semiographic Analysis -- Ch. 5. Indian L...
Language Classification and Plate Index.
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Publisher
Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, 1997.
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California
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
This geographical atlas constitutes the first systematic presentation of the spatial and quantitative characteristics of the distribution of languages in the seven countries of South Asia. Utilizing a semiographic analysis and combining and comparing language data from various national censuses covering a forty year period, this atlas enables reade...
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Atlas of the languages and ethnic communities of South Asia / Roland J.L. Breton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-208) and indexes.
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NQ306.4460954/1
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74VvP7kZNWQy
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0803993676 (U.S.)
9780803993679 (c : alk. paper)
0803993676 (c : alk. paper)
9788170366133
8170366135
9780803993679 (U.S.)
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409.54
306.4460954022
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991005549549702626
