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As a mark of esteem and affection, we bring this Festschrift to honor Rama Kant for his interests and work, for the questions and concerns he has raised and for the subtle and not so subtle ways in which he has influenced and even altered out agenda. The articles included in the Festschrift reflect the range of Rama Kant’s interests and report nearly all that is currently happening in Indian linguistics and language studies worldwide.All contributions in ...
This festschrift contains papers on theoretical and applied issues relating to linguistics with special reference to India. Papers include Ancient Indian and modern generative linguistics with some comparative observations; Optimality of language design – towards a unification; Linguistic content in human thought; Case theta role relation in Kurux; Critical analysis of the classical theory; From monolingualism to multilingualism; Urdu as a pan Indian language; ...
The fate of languages throughout human history has been predicated upon political power relationships. Globalization is not just an economic phenomenon. It changes power relationships and brings about political and cultural shifts at the global and domestic level, and thus has a bearing on linguistic patterns and language hierarchy. As a result of globalization, a new ordering is a foot, new power alignments are taking place, socio-cultural reorientations are in ...