Tracing the "extinctness" of Tai Ahom
Issues of Language Loss and Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4179607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dipima Buragohain (0000-0003-1666-8390, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 2018 |
| Issue | 252 |
| Pages | 163-177 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2018-0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2811467761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The extinction of Tai Ahom, a language from the Tai-Kadai family that was once spoken in Assam, India, can be contributed to a number of socio-historical, linguistic and cultural factors including the development and strong influence of Assamese, a language from the Indo-Aryan family spoken in that region. In an effort to examine the dynamics that contributed to the loss of Tai Ahom, the current article focuses on a descriptive overview of issues including language shift, variation, and extinction in the case of Tai Ahom. It will also highlight the factors which contributed to its shift and gradual extinction and discuss current efforts to revive the language
Assamese · Biology · Language change · Language family · Language shift · Linguistics · Sociology · History · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |