ERIC Number: ED631168
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2349-8420
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Official Neglect and Tribal Languages: Analyzing Language Exclusion of Gojri
Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad; Khan, Mahmood Ahmad
Online Submission, Working Papers on Linguistics and Literature v16 p109-123 2022
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.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; Pakistan; Afghanistan
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