It describes terms of address and gender in Bhojpuri. The address
system of language is correlated with the social structure of the
speech community. The modes of address indicate a person's socil
status in terms of caste, clss, age, sex, education and religion.
It involves sociolinguistic rules which signify social
appropriateness of usage. In Bhojpuri, the address terms are
embedded in different nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs
interjections, personal nouns, professional titles, and caste
titles It also analyses Greeting and Blessing in Bhojpuri. The
greeting and blessing is used according to the appropriateness of
time, place, person and purpose. There are some sociolinguistic
variables of greeting and blessing used by men only while some are
common for both. It deals with gender in folk literature. Along
with the importance and expanse of Bhojpuri folk literature, the
chapter focuses on folk songs in gender perspective. Gender
distinctions can be clearly marked in the songs.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2013 |
First published: |
March 2013 |
Authors: |
Yadav Neelam
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-659-37440-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Literacy
|
LSN: |
3-659-37440-7 |
Barcode: |
9783659374401 |
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