{"product_id":"language-in-the-indian-diaspora-rajend-mesthrie-9781474478366","title":"Language in the Indian Diaspora: Sociolinguistic Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eRajend Mesthrie and Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi bring together an international range of scholars to explore the sociolinguistic outcomes of multilingualism and contact involving the Indian diaspora. The collection presents twelve rich case studies of Indian diaspora languages in South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the USA. It examines different forms of displacement in response to a wide range of historical, social, technological and geopolitical developments: internal displacement and transcontinental migration, colonial and contemporary migrations, urban and rural migrations, migration of skilled and unskilled workers, and migration of major and minor Indian languages. \u003cbr\u003eBy comparing the sociolinguistic consequences of migration in diverse contexts, \u003ci\u003eLanguage in the Indian Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e examines the role of language practices in shaping local and global mobile contexts. In doing so, it develops our understanding of the processes of language use and language change in the emerging arena of migration studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rajend Mesthrie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474478360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474478366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.58d","brand":"Rajend Mesthrie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458591502591,"sku":"9781474478366","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d667066b-04d3-4605-a2bf-8c4db025253d.jpg?v=1777405374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-in-the-indian-diaspora-rajend-mesthrie-9781474478366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}