The Bajjika language and speech community Abhishek Kumar Kashyap
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4845149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abhishek Kumar Kashyap (0000-0002-2760-5515, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 2014 |
| Issue | 227 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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-2014-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2313871389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article reports on Bajjika, a minority language of the Bihari group of the Indo-Aryan language family. Bajjika is spoken by millions of speakers in the northern part of the north Indian state of Bihar and more than 200,000 speakers in Nepal. Although Bajjika is spoken by a significant segment of the population of Bihar, it has no institutional or educational role in the community or government. Little is known about this language in terms of demographic and ethno-linguistic details, not only to the world but also within India beyond the speech community. This article provides details about the speech community of Bajjika, its language status, functional role in the community and the revival efforts made by exponents of the language. Finally, suggestions for the maintenance of this language are made
Language family · Linguistics · Population · Sociology · Speech community · Computer Science · Demography · Gender Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |