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ERIC Number: EJ1370862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1479-0718
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7530
Multilingualism in Urban Vellore
Mishra, Sneha
International Journal of Multilingualism, v19 n4 p539-552 2022
The present paper describes and analyses multilingualism and language use in urban Vellore. In the situation of urban Vellore, together with multilingual immigrants, multilingualism is stimulated with the business motive, to earn livelihood and for social integration. Interviews are conducted with 31 respondents who are skilled in employing at least three distinct languages in their regular communication. The study highlights the presence of different languages in Vellore's verbal repertoire. There is also a discussion of the participants' perspective on multilingualism which is mostly positive. The phenomenon of multilingualism in Vellore sometimes also stems as a survival strategy of people in their new surroundings.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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