The Baloch and Their Neighbours: Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern TimesCarina Jahani, Agnes Korn English description: The present volume contains the contributions of an international symposium on linguistic contact in Balochistan. The issues treated range from linguistic contact of Balochi and its neighbour languages in historical and modern times to sociolinguistic questions of multilingualism and to the role of Balochi as minority language in present-day Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and the Gulf States. The volume presents a comprehensive and multifacetted overview of current research on Balochi. German description: Der vorliegende Band enthalt die Beitrage eines internationalen Symposiums uber Sprachkontakt in Balochistan. Das Themenspektrum reicht vom Sprachkontakt zwischen Balochi und seinen Nachbarsprachen in historischen und rezenten Zeiten uber soziolinguistische Fragen der Mehrsprachigkeit bis zur Rolle des Balochi ans Minderheitensprache im heutigen Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan und den Golfstaaten. Der Band bietet eine umfangreiche und vielfaltige Zusammenschau der aktuellen Forschung zum Balochi. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Appendix Bibliography 359 | 14 |
Language Contact in Balochistan from the Indian Point of View | 33 |
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