Official Neglect and Tribal Languages: Analyzing Language Exclusion of Gojri

Autor/inn/en	Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad; Khan, Mahmood Ahmad
Titel	Official Neglect and Tribal Languages: Analyzing Language Exclusion of Gojri
Quelle	16 (2022), S.109-123 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2349-8420
Schlagwörter	Indigenous Populations; Language Minorities; Indo European Languages; Language Maintenance; Language Usage; Official Languages; Educational Policy; Language of Instruction; Diversity; Foreign Countries; India; Pakistan; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Sprachminderheit; Indoeuropäisch; Sprachpflege; Sprachgebrauch; Office language; Amtssprache; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Ausland; Indien
Abstract	Gojri speakers, i.e., Gujjars and Bakarwals, are the relatively deprived indigenous tribal communities and groups. The hegemony of dominant languages in significant fields such as polity, judiciary, and education accentuates the exclusion of tribal and minority languages. The study relied on secondary sources and mainly focused on Gojri speakers of Jammu and Kashmir, and India. We examined the indigenous Gojri language, its genesis, evolution, resemblance, geography, and diversity, and the plight of its neglect and exclusion from significant fields. We highlighted how Census operations, official languages of States/UTs, schedules of the constitution, parliament and judicial proceedings, pedagogical medium & school curriculum, language education policies, and initiatives contributed to such exclusion. The study expands our understanding of language landscape and diversity, hegemony and preference for dominant languages, and exclusion of minority and tribal languages. Considering the linguistic diversity of J&K and India, we believe this study can sensitize educational and language policy planners and practitioners about language bias, non-inclusive, discriminant, and unjust treatment, alienating Gojri speakers in different domains. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01