Language, power and ideology
By: Rahman, Tariq.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Description: p.4556-560.Subject(s): Languages - Pakistan | Languages
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: Language has been intimately related to ideology and power in Pakistan. While Urdu is conspicuous as a symbol of Pakistani identity and national integration, other ethnic groups have seen this as a version of internal colonialism. Indigenous languages thus become tols that serve to assert ethnic identity and ensure a wider mobilisation. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 37, Issue no: (44-45) | Available | AR54885 |
Language has been intimately related to ideology and power in Pakistan. While Urdu is conspicuous as a symbol of Pakistani identity and national integration, other ethnic groups have seen this as a version of internal colonialism. Indigenous languages thus become tols that serve to assert ethnic identity and ensure a wider mobilisation. - Reproduced.
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