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Selma K. Sonntag and Mark Turin bring together studies of language contact across the Himalaya. The contributors examine how languages acquire authority, how speakers negotiate identity and how education, migration and changing political boundaries affect everyday linguistic choices.
Case studies address rTa’u-speaking communities in Tibet, the history of Ahom in Assam, the relationship between language and script in Nepal, the Kaike-speaking diaspora and language use in Chone. Historical research and fieldwork connect particular communities with wider questions about recognition, intergenerational transmission and language shift. The volume includes references, tables, maps and an index.