Open AccessA preliminary sociolinguistic survey of Nubri Valley
Author(s) -
Cathryn Donohue
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nepalese linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1006
DOI - 10.3126/nl.v34i1.41160
Subject(s) - vitality , sociolinguistics , linguistics , intelligibility (philosophy) , dialectology , psychology , context (archaeology) , sociology , geography , archaeology , philosophy , theology , epistemology
This paper reports results of a preliminary sociolinguistic survey that was carried out in Nubri Valley. Interviews were taken with people from throughout the valley. Some of the main findings are described here. The Nubri-perceived differences in dialect intelligibility and social status are discussed as well as the overall language vitality in the context of evolving social practices and observed language shift in the younger generations.