NEPALI-ENGLISH

Linguistic Diversity in Nepal Perspectives on Language Policy

By Yadava Yogendra P.

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Language
nepali-english
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204 kB (208756 bytes)
Pages
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Topic
Linguistics Foreign
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Time added
2017-08-07 07:01:42
Языки и языкознание;Непальский язык;Языки Непала

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Central Department of Linguistics,Tribhuvan University, 2007. - 15 p.The great biological diversity of Nepal is matched by its cultural and linguistic diversity. Comprising an area of 147,181 square kilometres with a length of 885 kilometres from east to west and a mean breadth of 193 kilometres from north to south, the topography of Nepal is rich and varied. Inhabiting these different climatic and ecological zones are 100 officiallyrecognised caste and ethnic groups who speak around 92 languages officially-recognised by the state (CBS 2001; Yadava and Turin 2007). It is in order to understand the situation of linguistic diversity in Nepal before we undertake to plan it and formulating a viable language policy. For the purpose, we are going to deal with the identification of Nepal’s languages, their genetic affiliation, writhing systems, resources, and language attitude.

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