Language, politics, and identity: challenges to the Panjabi language in India
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This paper provides an evidence-based study that evaluates the attitudes of Panjabi speakers in the Panjab region towards the Panjabi language, exploring the underlying reasons shaping those attitudes. Panjabi language activists have expressed concerns about the challenges confronting the language and its vitality. However, due to a noticeable absence of any empirical data these concerns often become entangled in a discourse, questioning the authenticity and reliability of these concerns. This paper, therefore, aims to measure the realistic standing and situation of the language, by undertaking the first, empirical study across nine districts in Panjab, India.Citation
Baath, K.K. and Takhar, O.K. (2024) Language, politics, and identity: challenges to the Panjabi language in India. Sikh Formations. https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2024.2408871Publisher
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Sikh FormationsAdditional Links
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2024.2408871ISSN
1744-8727EISSN
1744-8735ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/17448727.2024.2408871
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