The language of Hinduism in the US diaspora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2293546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajeshwari V Pandharipande (Department of Linguistics Religion, Sanskrit, and Comparative and World Literature, 4080 Foreign Languages Building, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 707 South Mathews Avenue Urbana IL 61801 USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 417-428 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/weng.12041 |
| OpenAlex | W1535607465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The use of English in rituals in the Hindu diaspora in the US is a major change for the religion, since English is excluded from Hindu rituals in India. This paper demonstrates that: (a) this change has impacted the structure of English and the system of Hinduism; (b) Hindu saints, the 'authority' in Hinduism, sanction this change; (c) the media further promotes it; and (d) it impacts the degree of functional load and transparency for the languages of rituals while creating di-systems, or mixed codes with two systems of thought. The implications of this discussion for the theory of language change, maintenance and loss of language will be presented
Diaspora · English language · Hinduism · Linguistics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |