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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students,
researchers and practitioners in all of the social and
language-related sciences carefully selected book-length
publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings
and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in
its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary
field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical,
supplement and complement each other. The series invites the
attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests,
sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians
etc. to the development of the sociology of language.
This is the first systematic study of language conflict in a
developing society and of its consequences for the integrational
processes of nation building. Jyotirindra Das Gupta maintains that
language rivalry does not necessarily impede national integration,
but can actually contribute to the development of a national
community. He explains that the existence of a multiplicity of
language groups in a segmented society is not, in itself,
indicative of the prospects for successful integration. Only when
language groups mobilize into political interest groups is it
possible to determine the pattern of intergroup conflict likely to
emerge. The way in which this conflict is handled and resolved
depends upon the general political atmosphere and upon the type of
institutions available for decision making. In the specific case of
India, the author finds that because the Indian government has
proved capable of meeting the demands of diverse language
interests, it is supported by the Indian population as a whole for
its role in mediating language rivalries. This book therefore
offers evidence for the efficacy of democratic procedures for
political development and integration. In the course of his
analysis, Das Gupta discusses the impact of Indian language
associations on national politics and on the political community in
general; the formulation and implementation of a national language
policy; and the language policies of nationalist and of separatist
groups both before and since Independence. In order to place the
Indian experience in a wider context he provides comparative
empirical data from other countries. This title is part of UC
Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of
California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest
minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist
dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed
scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology.
This title was originally published in 1970.
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