Language in the Indian Diaspora

ebook Sociolinguistic Perspectives

By Rajend Mesthrie (editor)

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Examines the role of language in shaping the Indian diaspora experience.


  • Brings together a wide range of Indian languages and diasporic contexts.

  • Has a stronger and more up-to-date sociolinguistic focus than has been the case in previous collections.

  • Explores repertoire changes in diaspora, as well as migration and language resilience.


    Rajend 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. By comparing the sociolinguistic consequences of migration in diverse contexts, Language in the Indian Diaspora 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.

  • Language in the Indian Diaspora