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Language Use and Identity: The Sylheti Bangladeshis in Leeds

Language Use and Identity: The Sylheti Bangladeshis in Leeds

Hamid, Shahela
Bernhardt, Karl

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Series: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics, Book 26

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ISBN10: 3039115596
ISBN13: 9783039115594
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Published: Feb 18 2011
Pages: 211
Language: English
This is the first ethnographic survey of language behaviour, attitudes and perceptions of different generations of Sylheti migrants of rural origin. For Sylheti Bangladeshi migrants the use of the maatri bhaasha ('mother language') - whether this is the regional variety (Sylheti) or the standard variety (Bengali/Bangla) - is highly significant. The analysis indicates unequivocally that Sylheti is dominant among immediate and extended family and friends. It is the lingua franca of the majority in that no other language is necessary for this encapsulated community.

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